HELEN Definition & Meaning

Helen

[ hel-uhn ]

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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.

Helen

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪ�� /

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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Origin of Helen¹

< French ��é��è�Ա� < Latin Helena < Greek ��é��ŧ, 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

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"While we welcome any increase in support for Ukraine, this package is small change compared to what's needed to combat Putin's barbaric war," the party's defence spokeswoman Helen Maguire said.

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“Thanks, but only white people can get away with drinking on the job,” Siaja demurs when Helen suggests champagne to celebrate her hiring.

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Lady Helen was diagnosed with the same type of dementia in 2014, and Sir Jackie said the behaviour and language changes he had witnessed were "horrendous".

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Standards of care are low and if something does not change there will be "more accidents, more harm to babies, more unhappy parents and children," says early childhood professor Helen Penn.

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Helen Pickett planned meticulously for the arrival of her first baby.

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