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.
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