ΕΛΕΝΗ, ελενη
ELENĒ, elenē
Sounds Like: eh-LEH-nee
Translations: Helen
From the root: ΕΛΕΝΗ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name Helen, most famously known as Helen of Troy in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and her abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War. The name is used to refer to this specific mythological figure.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:100
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
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