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Helen of Troy
- In classical mythology , the most beautiful woman in the world, a daughter of Zeus by Leda . Her abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War (see also Trojan War ). Helen's was “ the face that launched a thousand ships ”: the entire Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back. ( See Judgment of Paris .)
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