Ἑλένη

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Ἑλένη OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
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.)
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Ἑλένη, νῆσος τῆς Ἀττικῆς, Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἐκεῖ γὰρ ἀποβῆναί φασι τὴν Ἑλένην μετὰ τὴν ἅλωσιν Ἰλίου. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ Μάκρις διὰ τὸ μῆκος. ἔστι καὶ κρήνη Ἑλένη ἐν Χίῳ, ἐφ´ ᾗ Ἑλένη ἐλούσατο. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἑλεναῖος ὡς Κασμεναῖος, ἢ Ἑλενίτης ἢ Ἑλένειος.
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