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What phrase is associated with Helen of troy?
The face that 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.
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."
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.
Who set the sail of a thousand ships and why?
Helen of Troy. She is referred to as the "face that launched a thousand ships". Basically she was kidnapped by Paris of Troy and the Trojan wars erupted to get her back, launching a Spartan invasion (of a thousand ships). The story is part of the myths of Ancient Greece, the actual line "Launched a thousand ships" is from a Marlowe play written in the 1600's based on those myths.
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).
Who came up with the quote the face that launched a thousand ships?
Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustus:The actual line reads:Was this the face that launch'd a thousand shipsAnd burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
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.
