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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

the face/a smile can launch a thousand ships

"the face/a smile can launch a thousand ships" what does that really mean? Does that mean that someone's face/smile is beautiful and attractive?

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A great line of iambic pentameter - Is this the face that launched a thousand ships? I think it alludes to Helen of Troy. Dang!

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  • A great line of iambic pentameter - Is this the face that launched a thousand ships?
  • I think it alludes to Helen of Troy.
  • Dang!
  • I can't remember the story.
  • I think somebody kidnapped her, and her main squeeze took off with the whole navy to rescue her - because she was so beautiful??
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A great line of iambic pentameter - Is this the face that launched a thousand ships?

I think it alludes to Helen of Troy. Dang! I can't remember the story. I think somebody kidnapped her, and her main squeeze took off with the whole navy to rescue her - because she was so beautiful?? Ha! Your quote is iambic pentameter too!
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It is from Homer's Iliad
Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world. She married the Greek king of Sparta, Menelaus.
Meanwhile, the gods held a contest to judge which goddess was the most beautiful. Paris, a handsome prince of Troy was selected as the judge. Of course the vain goddesses didn't play fair and bribed him. He chose Aphrodite, who had bribed him with the most beautiful
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hello what is first question she has the face taht can launch a thousand ships
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Hi, Not sure what you want to know about the first question. Can you try to say it in another way?
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It is from a poem by Marlow:

The face that launch'd a thousand ships 
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies!
Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again.
Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips,
And all is d
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war ship between spain and england during the call the armada the queen of spain smile and ship went to england for control of the sea, queen esisbel check world histroy book learn in 8th grade
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