Helen:

1. i.e. (Gr. myth.) Helen of Troy,the most beautifulwoman of ancient Greece.She was the wife of Me-nelaus,King of Sparta; her abduction by Paris,son ofthe King of Troy,was the cause of the Trojan War.海伦，传说中古希腊最出名的美人，本为斯巴达国王墨涅拉俄斯之妻，被特洛伊王子帕里斯诱拐，因此引起了特洛伊战争。
△Mid.5. 1. 10: “the lover,all as frantic,/ Sees Helen’sbeauty in a brow of Egypt.”情人，全都是一样疯狂，能从一个埃及黑人的脸上看出海伦的美貌。
2. i.e. ideal mistress海伦，（转指）理想的情妇。
△2H.IV. 5.5.36 (33): “Thy Doll,and Helen of thy noblethoughts，”你的桃儿，你那高贵心灵中的海伦。
3. i.e. St. Helena,mother of the Emperor Constan-tine of the Roman Empire. She is reported to havediscovered the True Cross at Jerusalem. 海仑娜，罗马帝国君士坦丁大帝之母，据说曾发现钉死耶稣的十字架原物。
△1H.vi. 1.2.142: “Helen,the mother of greatConstantine,/ Nor yet Saint Philip’s daughters werelike thee.”不管是君士坦丁大帝的母亲圣海仑娜，还是圣腓利的女儿们，都比不上你。
Helen’s cheek,but not her heart: i.e. Helen’s beautywithout her infidelity要海伦的漂亮脸蛋儿而不要她的心，
△As.3.2.153 (144): “Nature presently distilledHelen’s cheek,but not her heart，”造物主就立刻滤出海伦的脸蛋儿，而不要她的心。