Ἑλίκη

Entry #56
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 266.19 | Billerbeck: Ε56
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-09
Word count: 57
Sources: Ὅμηρος (Homer) Θ 203
Entities: Ἑλίκη (Helike) [place], Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnese) [place], Αἰγάς (Aegae (Aigae)) [place], Ἑλίκη (Helika (eponym)) [person], Λυκάων (Lycaon) [person], Ἴων (Ion) [person], Σελινοῦντος (Selinountos) [person], Ποσειδῶν (Poseidon) [deity], Ἑλικώνιος (Heliconian (demonym)) [people], Ἑλίκων (Helikon/Heliconos (founder)) [person], Ἑλικωνία (Heliconia (feminine demonym)) [people], Ἑλικεύς (Heliceus) [people], Ἑλικωνίτης (Helikonite) [people], Ἑλικήσιοι (Helikesioi) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: from Helika, (the son/founder) of Lykaon; Eponym Person: or from Helike, the wife of Ion and daughter (descendant) of Selinos (linked to Poseidon); Eponym Person: the citizen 'Helikonios' from the founder Helikon; Morphological Composition: and 'Helikonia' the feminine form (of the demonym); Place Transfer: perhaps this arose from the mountain (i.e. named after Mount Helikon); Morphological Composition: thus: 'Helikeus' or 'Helikonites'; perhaps from 'Helikonios'; or 'Helikesioi' (various possible demonyms formed from the name)
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