Helice (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Helice (/ˈhɛlɪkiː/ pronounced [heˈlikɛː], modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]; Ancient Greek: Ἑλίκη Helike means "willow"[1]) was a name of several women:
- Helice, nurse of the god Zeus and nurtured him in his infancy on Crete.[2] Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs (Dryads and Meliae). It is likely that she is the same as Ide.
- Queen Helike, wife of King Oenopion of Chios and mother by him of Melas, Talus, Maron, Euanthes, Salagus, Athamas[3] and Merope.
- Helike, wife of Ion and mother of Bura. Ion built the city and named it after his wife. They were wed by her father Selinus.
- Helike, in antiquity, a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major.[4]
References
^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960), section 28 s.v. Orpheus
^ Aratus, Phaenomena 27 Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 4. 8
^ Aratus, Phaenomena, translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb
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