| − | '''Helen of Troy''' was the wife of [[Menelaus]], king of [[Sparta]] in ancient [[Greek mythology]]. She was abducted by [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] and taken back to [[Troy]], the act which precipitated the [[Trojan War]]. Owing to the large fleet that the Greeks assembled to attack Troy, Helen is known as "the face that launched a thousand ships". | + | '''Helen of Troy''' was the wife of [[Menelaus]], king of [[Sparta]] in ancient [[Greek mythology]]. She was abducted by [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] and taken back to [[Troy]], the act which precipitated the [[Trojan War]]. Owing to the large fleet that the Greeks assembled to attack Troy, Helen is known as "the face that launched a thousand ships" ([[Christopher Marlowe]], ''[[Doctor Faustus]]''). |