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Helen in Greek mythology, the most beautiful of women; daughter of Leda and Zeus , and sister of Castor and Pollux and Clytemnestra . While still a young girl Helen was abducted to Attica by Theseus and Polydeuces, but Castor and Pollux rescued her. Later, when she was courted by the greatest heroes and chieftains of Greece, her foster father, Tyndareus, fearful of their jealousies, demanded that each suitor swear to defend the rights of the man Helen chose. She then married Menelaus , who, when Paris carried her off to Troy, reminded her former suitors of their oath. They... Read more

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was the most beautiful woman in the world. A daughter of...Homer in the Iliad] and the Odyssey]. Some scholars suggest that Helen was also a very ancient goddess associated with trees and birds... Read more

Keller, Helen
Helen Keller Born: June 27, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama Died: June...Though both blind and deaf, American lecturer and author Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) traveled the world over, fighting...in the education and life of the physically handicapped. Helen becomes deaf and blind Helen Adams Keller was ... Read more

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	Helen Gertrude Oldham (1903-2004) ; Helen Oldham was a scientist whose research contributed to the...nutrition throughout her long life. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Helen was born on a family farm in Monroe, Iowa on January 7, 1903. Her mother was a school teacher who taught her to read. Helen remembered sitting next to her mother and announcing ... Read more
	Helen Crouse (1914-2006): Imprinting and Chromosome Behavior ; HELEN Virginia Crouse died May 25, 2006, at age 91 in her home...different context by Barbara McClintock, her Ph.D. advisor. Helen Crouse was born September 12, 1914, to Charles C. and Margaret...conductor; her mother was educated through the third grade. Helen grew up in Owings Mills, Maryland, together ... Read more
	'Raising Helen' stumbles over own formula ; "Raising Helen" is a perfectly pleasant comedy in which...themselves in commercial formulas. Hudson plays Helen Harris, a high-powered Manhattan career...works as the personal assistant to the head (Helen Mirren) of a famous modeling agency. She... Read more
	DID HELEN HAVE DATE WITH A MURDERER?; Police have interviewed 7,000 people, arrested four men and have turned to the latest technology for help. But, five years after the murder of pretty schoolgirl Helen Gorrie, they are no nearer to solving the crime. DUNCAN WRIGHT reports...(Features) ; Helen Gorrie was 15 when her partially-naked body was found in...with the warning: One day we'll come knocking on your door. Helen's brother Jamie, who was 20 at the time, became the prime...Police still aren't sure what happened between the time Helen said goodbye to her mother at around 11.45pm on Friday, ... Read more
	'Raising Helen' too sunny, tame ; Raising Helen (STAR)(STAR) Helen Harris Kate Hudson Pastor Dan John Corbett Jenny Joan Cusack Henry Spencer Breslin Sarah Abigail Breslin Dominique Helen Mirren Martina Amber Valletta Mickey Massey Hector Elizondo Nilma... Read more
	Helen Bonfils' gifts built quality of life in Denver ; Helen Bonfils has a rich legacy in the Mile High City, including...editors at the Rocky are, of course, a happy exception). Helen Bonfils probably got to heaven, despite ugly relationships...the most popular and profitable newspaper in the Rockies. Helen had attended Denver's Miss Wolcott School, then ... Read more
	Helen Mihalec.(Obituaries)(Obituary) ; Helen Mihalec Visitation for Helen Mihalec will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Madison Funeral...Catholic Church, 215 Thomas More Drive, Elgin, for a Mass at 10 a.m. Helen has requested cremation, burial services will be private and at a... Read more
	Helen Cruz and the famous men he dated!(Entertainment) ; Yes, Helen Cruz is a he, but he dated famous men, among them...President Sukarno, who didnt know at first that Helen was a man like them. Perhaps the countrys most famous transvestite, Helen enthralled not only President Sukarno (who later... Read more
	Alas, a leaden Helen'; Madison writer's prose could sink a thousand ships ; Helen of Troy. By Margaret George. Viking. 611 pages. $27.95. With...red zone. Well, we get all kinds of dialog like that in "Helen of Troy," the latest work from Madison author Margaret George...a clean canvas to use her broad brush on with this topic. Helen lived a life undocumented if she lived at all. ... Read more
	Helen has been trying for years to bring the nun who abused her to justice. Now she has new hope ; HELEN HOLLAND has only one small mirror in her house and can't...one nun that if you look in the mirror the devil looks out. Helen heard a lot about the devil during her 10 years at Nazareth...ll call Sister Mary, although that is not her real name. Helen came to know and loathe that nun as she repeatedly ... Read more

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	Helen Steel: activist Helen Steel talks with Katrina Payne about what it's like to take on McDonald's in the British courts.
	Miller, Sarah. Miss Spitfire; reaching Helen Keller.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
	Groupie.(Helen Garner's work in The First Stone)

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