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Helle

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Hel·le  (hl)
n. Greek Mythology
The daughter of a Greek king who, while fleeing with her brother from their stepmother, drowned in the Hellespont, thereafter named for her.
Helle [ˈhɛlɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a daughter of King Athamas, who was borne away with her brother Phrixus on the golden winged ram. She fell from its back and was drowned in the Hellespont See also Phrixus, Golden Fleece


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Again in the Helle, the son recognises the mother when on the point of giving her up.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
] -- This it was that transported Phrixus and Helle.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
One of the children, whose name was Helle, fell into the sea and was drowned.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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