HELEN OF TROY

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• HELEN OF TROY (noun)
  The noun HELEN OF TROY has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

  Familiarity information: HELEN OF TROY used as a noun is very rare.

• HELEN OF TROY (noun)

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Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Helen; Helen of Troy

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)