In Greek mythology Helen of Troy, regarded as the most beautiful woman in Greece, indirectly caused the Trojan War by eloping with the Trojan prince Paris while her husband, Menelaus, was absent. A Greek force was assembled to recover her, resulting in a 10-year war that ended with the sack of Troy.
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