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# Helen

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Helen is a person in Greek mythology. She is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She is an important person in the Trojan War, and Homer's Iliad.

Helen was the daughter of the god Zeus and Leda, the wife of King Tyndareos of Sparta. Her brothers were Castor and Polydeukes, and her sister was Klytaimnestra.

Helen was married to Menelaos, and was queen of Sparta. With Menelaos she had a daughter, Hermione.

Later she was taken away by Paris. This started the Trojan War.

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