Helen
[ hel-uh n ]
/ ˈhɛl ən /
noun
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology.
the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
a female given name.
Origin of Helen
< French
Hélène < Latin
Helena < Greek
Helénē, of obscure origin, probably the name of a pre-Greek vegetation goddess; often linked by folk etymology with
helénē, helánē torch, St. Elmo's fire, an unrelated word
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Helen
/ (ˈhɛlɪn) /
noun
Greek myth
the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction by Paris from her husband Menelaus caused the Trojan War