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What did the face that launched a thousand ships mean?
It was Paris who took Helen into Troy and so began the war we know as the Trojan War.
Her face is said to launch a thousand ships?
Helen of Troy, previously Helen of Sparta. She was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy because she was so beautiful, and her father the king of Sparta launched a thousand ships to save her.
What is the definition of allusion 'a face that launched a thousand ships'?
This was said about the beautiful Helen of Troy. The quote is from the play 'Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1600).
Was this the face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of illium?
This is a quote from Christopher Marlowes Dr Faustus. It is spoken when the devil (Mephistopheles) shows the spirit of Helen of Troy.
What does the phrase a face that could launch a thousand ships mean?
The phrase "a face that could launch a thousand ships" refers to someone whose beauty is so extraordinary that it could inspire immense actions or events. It is often associated with Helen of Troy, whose beauty was said to have sparked the Trojan War, leading to the launch of a thousand ships by Greek forces to retrieve her. The expression highlights the power of beauty and its potential to influence significant outcomes.
Where did the word 'Trojan' derive from?
The ancient city of Troy, whose beautiful Helen of Troy was at one point captured, subsequently launching a thousand ships for her rescue (the face that launched a thousand ships).
Whose face launched a thosand ships?
Helen of Troy
What was the role of women in the fall of Troy?
According to legend, the war which lead to the fall of Troy was over a woman, the beautiful "Helen", she whose face launched a thousand ships.
What is Helen of troy's famous quote?
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand shipsAnd burnt the topless towers of Ilium?This was written by Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustusin sometime between 1590 and 1604.
What phrase is associated with Helen of troy?
The face that launched a thousand ships.
Is ''The face that launched a thousand ships'' a heroic couplet?
No. In the tale of Paris and Helen, aka the Trojan War, the "Face That Launched A Thousand Ships" was Helena's, because she was so beautiful that (basically) the war was started over her.
What was Helen of Troy known as?
Helen of TroyHelen of Sparta'The face that launched a thousand ships'
What are two quotes of Helen of Troy?
Said by her in Iliad: "There was a world... Or was it all a dream?"Said by someone else about her: "The face that launched a thousand ships."
Whose face on the one thousand dollar bill?
grover cleveland
In your opinion what is the most romantic name?
Helen, after Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships.
What does a doe have to do with the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy was kidnapped, and she was said to have a face that launched a thousand ships.
What does the ship have to do with the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy was kidnapped, and she was said to have a face that launched a thousand ships.
