In Greek mythology, Hellen (/ ˈhɛlɪn / ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ἕλλην, romanized: Hellēn) is the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. He is the son of Deucalion (or Zeus) and Pyrrha, and …

May 9, 2025 · Hellenes were named after Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, not Helen of Troy. The Hellenistic period included various ethnic groups influenced by Greek culture and spread …

Hellen, in Greek mythology, was the person from which all Hellenes (Greeks) were descended. He was the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, and his brother was Amphictyon.

Hellen, in Greek mythology, king of Phthia (at the northern end of the Gulf of Euboea), son of Deucalion (the Greek Noah) and Pyrrha and grandson of the Titan Prometheus; he was the …

Oct 21, 2023 · In Greek mythology, Hellen was the mythical ancestor of all ‘Hellenes’, the true Greeks who were named after him in his honor. He was the King of Phthia and the son of …

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Hellen is the mythical ancestor of all the Hellenes or Greeks, in contradistinction from the more ancient Pelasgians. The name of Hellenes was at first confined to a tribe inhabiting a part of …

Jun 8, 2018 · Hellen (hĕl´ən, –ēn), in Greek mythology [1], ancestor of the Hellenes, or Greeks; son of Deucalion [2] and Pyrrha. He was the father of Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, who were …

In Greek mythology, Hellen was the man who gave his name to the Hellenic people, a name now synonymous with the Greek people. Hellen is most commonly named as the son of Deucalion …

Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, is the eponym of the Hellenes in Greek mythology. Married to the nymph Orseïs, he fathered Xuthus, Dorus, and Aeolus, whose names became …