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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
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- paris (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
- sullivan United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)
- keller United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
- menelaus (Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen
- leda (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda
- sneezeweed any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing
- helen adams keller United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
- trojan war (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground
- helen keller United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
- anne mansfield sullivan United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)