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Definition of Helen

1. Noun. (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.

Definition of Helen

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) Helen of Troy, a famous beauty in classical Greek legend. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helen

Literary usage of Helen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"It's no gamble with your boy, Helen—sure thing. He has n't won a dollar! ... Prejudice, my dear Helen. You might say that, if I 'd earned these things in ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1905)
"Helen 1834 We know not when we have been more delighted, either as reviewers ... "Helen" shows some defects in the construction of its plot, but none in the ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"Florence RT Smith Helen Walker Dorothy Eaton Celeste Young Jeanne Demeter ... Olive Mudie-Cooke Elliot Quincy Adams Helen Josephine Hunter Elizabeth ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"INVOCATION TO Helen From 'Doctor Faustus ' FAUSTUS—Was this the face that launched a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of Ilium ? ..."

5. Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"[DAVID is approaching her with great tenderness when Helen enters with ROSY, ... Helen. The cure for that is to earn half-a-crown a day and live on it. ..."

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