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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her abduction by Paris caused the Trojan War.
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- proper noun Greek mythology Helen of
Troy , a famousbeauty in classical Greek legend. - proper noun A female
given name .
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- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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JACOB HILL, BROTHER OF HELEN HILL: If, in some grotesque way, Helen has become a touchstone to what's happened in New Orleans, then, I didn't want her to be a martyr, but let's -- let's accept that and shed some light on the tragedy that is still happening in New Orleans.
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"Your Cousin Helen is coming to visit us," said Miss Izzie, curtly, and disappeared into the Blue-room.
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"No," said Katy, slowly, "I was only thinking – Cousin Helen, is it worldly to have pretty things when you're sick?"
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Next to the honor of fair Scotland, my counsin Helen is the goddess of my idolatry; and she would forswear my love and kindred, could she believe me capable of feeling otherwise than in unison with Sir William Wallace.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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With the Chicago-based musician Alison Chesley, who performs intense and unique avant-rock instrumental songs on her cello under the name Helen Money.
The New Yorker newyorker.com 2011
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After that comes what I refer to as the "Helen Keller" model.
Robert Slayton: Having a Sense of Humor About Disability Robert Slayton 2011
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After that comes what I refer to as the "Helen Keller" model.
Robert Slayton: Having a Sense of Humor About Disability Robert Slayton 2011
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Now, let me just make one thing clear: "Helen" is a very heavy film.
Sundance Review: Ashley Judd’s ‘Helen’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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"No," said Dr. Carr, "it doesn't, because Cousin Helen is half an angel already, and loves other people better than herself.
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Helen is supposed to have another visitation at the yellow house later today.
The Snatchback 2009
maryw commented on the word Helen
Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths (New York: Harper Perennial, 2022 (first pub. in UK in 2020)), p. 59, citing Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov Laughs Again (New York: Harper-Collins, 1992), p. 200
November 26, 2022