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[ hel -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhɛl ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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
Words nearby Helen HeLa cell, hélas, held, heldentenor, hele in, Helen , Helena, Helene, Helengrad, helenium, Helen of Troy
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British Dictionary definitions for Helen noun Greek myth the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction by Paris from her husband Menelaus caused the Trojan War
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