Helen
publication date: Thursday, March 1, 2007 (part of Round XXIX)
category: Legends
clue: A thousand ships set sail for war over the beauty of this daughter of the king of gods.
explanation: In Greek mythology, Helen was the daughter of god-king Zeus, and the Trojan War was fought by her abandoned husband to reclaim her. She was associated by the phrase, "the beauty that launched a thousand ships." more…
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