Helenean

English

Etymology

From Helen +‎ -ean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛləˈniːən/

Adjective

Helenean (comparative more Helenean, superlative most Helenean)

1. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda.
   • 1841, Pliny Earle, “Angelina”, in Marathon, and Other Poems, Philadelphia: Henry Perkins, page 76:

     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.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (astronomy) Of or relating to Helene, the Saturnian moon named for Helen.
3. (geography) Of or relating to Saint Helena Island.