<P> In Christopher Marlowe 's Doctor Faustus ( 1604 ) , Faust conjures the shade of Helen . Upon seeing Helen , Faustus speaks the famous line : `` Was this the face that launch 'd a thousand ships , / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium . '' ( Act V , Scene I . ) Helen is also conjured by Faust in Goethe 's Faust . </P>
<P> In Christopher Marlowe 's Doctor Faustus ( 1604 ) , Faust conjures the shade of Helen . Upon seeing Helen , Faustus speaks the famous line : `` Was this the face that launch 'd a thousand ships , / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium . '' ( Act V , Scene I . ) Helen is also conjured by Faust in Goethe 's Faust . </P>
the face that launched a thousand ships greek mythology
the face that launched a thousand ships greek mythology
Helen
Helen