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Hellen

British

/ ˈhɛlɪn /

noun

(in Greek legend) a Thessalian king and eponymous ancestor of the Hellenes

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"Our business has grown. People are coming from far away for this. They have seen a robot for the first time here," staff member Hellen told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Last November, Kenyan Hellen Obiri wore the On Cloudboom Strike—less than 6 ounces for a men’s size 9—to smash the New York City Marathon women’s course record by nearly three minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

In another, Hellen Veevers emerged from the courthouse with a message she had written on her vest-top: "My daddy was not murdered."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025

His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

The Iranian Sethite Lamech had three sons, and Hellen, the son of Deucalion, during whose time the flood is said to have happened, had three sons.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

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