Ἑλένη

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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All Letters / Ε Epsilon / Ἑλένη
Ἑλένη OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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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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Text Details

Entry#44
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 265.3 · Billerbeck Ε44
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-07
Word count41

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus)Εὐρώπῃ · FGrHist 1 F 128
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ἙλένηHelen · person
ἈττικήAttica · place
ΕὐρώπηEurope · place
ἼλιονIlium (Troy) · place
ΜάκριςMakris · place
ΧίοςChios · place
ἙλεναῖοςHelenaeus / Helenian (ethnic) · people
ΚασμεναῖοςKasmēnaios (ethnic) · people
ἙλενίτηςHelenite (ethnic) · people
ἙλένειοςHeleneios (ethnic) · people
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Folk Etymology NarrativeFor they say that Helen disembarked there after the capture of Ilium (Troy). (Implied: the island is called 'Helen' because of her landing.)
Morphological CompositionIt was called 'Makris' on account of its length.
Folk Etymology NarrativeThere 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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