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Helen, the daughter of the god Zeus and the mortal Leda, was described as the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the wife of Menelaus, brother to King Agamemnon of Sparta. The Trojan prince Paris kidnapped her, and in vengence Agamemnon "launched a thousand ships" to Troy in order to wage war (the Trojan War, specifically, which is detailed in Homer's The Illiad) and bring Helen back to Sparta.
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Whose faced lauched a thousand ships?
Helen Of Troy. It is said she was so beautiful and desirable that a war was fought over her. The thousand ships is a reference to the invasion fleet sent into battle.
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).
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.
What collective noun could be used to describe a thousand ships?
The collective noun armada will serve for any number ships; an armada of a thousand ships. There is no particular word for a thousand of ships.
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 the name of the song with lyrics 'cause I've sent a thousand ships to you?
If you want to listen to it on you tube than you can type 1000 ships otherwise type in a thousand ships
How many ships were involved in D-day?
five thousand five thousand five thousand five thousand
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.
Whose face launched a thosand ships?
Helen of Troy
Who was the faced that launched a thousand ships was that of?
I believe it was Helen of Troy.
Whose face is on the five hundred one thousand ten thousand one hundred thousand dollar bills?
not a makable bill
What is the origin of 'she had a face that could launch a thousand ships'?
Helen of Troy
