Helen of Troy
noun phrase
: the wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris brings about the Trojan War
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The frescoes show, for example, Helen of Troy and Paris, who’s identifiable thanks to an inscription of his Greek name, Alexandros.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The wealthy citizens who owned houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum would have known well the stories of Helen of Troy, Paris, Cassandra and Apollo, the Roman god of arts — all of whom are depicted in the frescoes.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Image Image The couples include Helen of Troy and Paris, who is identified in the scene with a Greek inscription by his other name, Alexandros, while a panel on the same wall shows Helen’s parents: Leda, queen of Sparta, and Zeus, depicted as the swan who seduced her.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The woman who appears on that beach and kicks off a gang war between the Irish and Italian mobs in Providence, R.I., represents Helen of Troy.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In 2019, the entrepreneur sold the latter to $255 million to Helen of Troy.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
Her mother, Sybil, had been crowned Helen of Troy at USC (part beauty queen/part undergrad booster) before becoming a socialite.
—Mickey Rapkin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Photograph by Christopher Anderson / Magnum Who doesn’t love a mysterious woman—from Helen of Troy to Marlene Dietrich and Amelia Earhart (later years)?
—Emily Menez, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The wealthy citizens who owned houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum would have known well the stories of Helen of Troy, Paris, Cassandra and Apollo, the Roman god of arts — all of whom are depicted in the frescoes.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Image Image The couples include Helen of Troy and Paris, who is identified in the scene with a Greek inscription by his other name, Alexandros, while a panel on the same wall shows Helen’s parents: Leda, queen of Sparta, and Zeus, depicted as the swan who seduced her.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The woman who appears on that beach and kicks off a gang war between the Irish and Italian mobs in Providence, R.I., represents Helen of Troy.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In 2019, the entrepreneur sold the latter to $255 million to Helen of Troy.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
Her mother, Sybil, had been crowned Helen of Troy at USC (part beauty queen/part undergrad booster) before becoming a socialite.
—Mickey Rapkin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Photograph by Christopher Anderson / Magnum Who doesn’t love a mysterious woman—from Helen of Troy to Marlene Dietrich and Amelia Earhart (later years)?
—Emily Menez, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
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