Can't think of this book title for the life of me!?

Question: Can't think of this book title for the life of me!!?

Ok I remember its a greek mythology book with a girl named Helen!. She kissed a wooden sculpture of Aphrodite!. She was often a tomboy and loved adventure and at the end got on a ship!. Then she offered her favorite sculpture of Aphrodite to the gods and a god's hawk came and caught it out of the air!.

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The first book is "Nobody's Princess" by Esther Friesner
http://www!.amazon!.com/Nobodys-Princess-E!.!.!.
"This book starts out with Helen as a child, and it's obvious from the very beginning that she's a very questioning girl!. She doesn't like her role as princess!. As she gets older, what she wants is to be strong!. She wants to hunt and train with her brothers, and she never wants to get married!. Helen only wants to be a strong queen, instead of sitting inside and acting like a lady!."

The sequel is "Nobdy's Prize"
http://www!.amazon!.com/Nobodys-Prize-Esth!.!.!.
"In this rousing sequel to Nobody’s Princess, young Helen of Sparta is not about to be left behind when her older brothers head off to join the quest for the Golden Fleece!. Accompanied by her friend Milo, and disguised as a boy herself, Helen sets out to join the crew of heroes aboard the massive ship known as The Argo!.

Helen quickly faces all sorts of danger!. There are battles to be fought, as well as an encounter with a terrifying murderous princess!. With her beauty blossoming, Helen’s journey takes her beyond the mythology of the Golden Fleece to Athens, where her very future as Queen of Sparta is threatened!."
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Sorry, I don't know it!. You could try looking up on books!.google!.com any chapter titles or parts of sentences you can recall!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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