Entry #44 Greek source: meineke Meineke: 265.3 | Billerbeck: Ε44 OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-07 Word count: 41 Sources: Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus) FGrHist 1 F 128 [Εὐρώπῃ] Entities: Ἑλένη (Helen) [person], Ἀττική (Attica) [place], Εὐρώπη (Europe) [place], Ἴλιον (Ilium (Troy)) [place], Μάκρις (Makris) [place], Χίος (Chios) [place], Ἑλεναῖος (Helenaeus / Helenian (ethnic)) [people], Κασμεναῖος (Kasmēnaios (ethnic)) [people], Ἑλενίτης (Helenite (ethnic)) [people], Ἑλένειος (Heleneios (ethnic)) [people] Etymologies: Folk Etymology Narrative: For they say that Helen disembarked there after the capture of Ilium (Troy). (Implied: the island is called 'Helen' because of her landing.); Morphological Composition: It was called 'Makris' on account of its length.; Folk Etymology Narrative: There is also a spring 'Helen' in Chios, upon which Helen bathed. (Implied: the spring's name derives from the episode of Helen bathing there.) Source: vol2_167.jpg Edit