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Helen is a feminine name of Greek origin that means "torch" or "light." It can also mean "shining" or "warming." Helen was originally the name of a solar deity. Helen is associated with the phrase "the face that launched a thousand ships." Helen, worshipped as a goddess in Laconia and Rhodes, is a major character in Greek mythology.
Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood re-envisioned the myth of Helen in modern, feminist guise in her poem "Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing". [107] In the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Helen Hunt", Helen is portrayed by Israeli-American model and actress Bar Paly. In the episode, Helen is an anachronism appearing in 1930s Hollywood.
Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη. [1] The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.
Helen (rocket), an ARCA demonstration vehicle Helen (unit), a humorous unit of measuring beauty Helen Oy, Finnish energy company in Helsinki, Finland; Hyolitha § Helens, curved supports at the end of the shells of an extinct group of marine invertebrates
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Helen of Troy, ak. in Latin as Helena, a figure in Greek mythology; Helena of Egypt, 4th century BC painter; Helena of Adiabene (died c. 56), Assyrian queen; Helena, mother of Constantine I (died 330), Roman empress and a Christian saint
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Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta (a fact Aphrodite neglected to mention), so Paris had to raid Menelaus's house to steal Helen from him—according to some accounts, she fell in love with Paris and left willingly. The Spartans' expedition to retrieve Helen from Paris in Troy is the mythological basis of the Trojan War.