Helenean

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/hɛləˈniːən/

adjective

Of or relating to Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda.

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Meanings

adjectiveHelenean (comparative more Helenean, superlative most Helenean)

comparative more Helenean · superlative most Helenean

  1. Greekhuman sciencesOf or relating to Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda.

    They hasten youth / Into maturer womanhood; they give / A brighter lustre to the beaming eye, / Fairer proportions to the moulded form / Of Helenéan beauty, and impart / A deeper current to the fervent stream / Of the unsealed affections.

    1841, Pliny Earle, “Angelina”, in Marathon, and Other Poems, Philadelphia: Henry Perkins, page 76
  2. geographyOf or relating to Saint Helena Island.

Origin

From Helen + -ean.

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APA

Helenean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helenean

MLA

“Helenean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helenean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Helenean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helenean.

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