Helle

British

/ ˈhɛlɪ /

noun

Greek myth a daughter of King Athamas, who was borne away with her brother Phrixus on the golden winged ram. She fell from its back and was drowned in the Hellespont See also Phrixus Golden Fleece

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Greenpeace Norway's Haldis Tjeldflaat Helle said the pause was "a huge win".

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

Helle le Fevre’s steady back-and-forth cutting also suits Julie and Rosalind’s conversational rhythms, which smack of what might strike some ears as a quintessentially English reserve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt turned up at Denmark’s match against Tunisia wearing an outfit with rainbow-colored sleeves.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

At Siltanen, a music venue in central Helsinki, Johanna Helle, a.k.a.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

She was drowned; and the strait was named for her: the Sea of Helle, the Hellespont.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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