Definitions for HELLE
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1. Helle

   Helle was a character in Greek mythology who figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Phrixus, son of Athamas and Nephele, along with his twin sister, Helle, were hated by their stepmother, Ino. Ino hatched a devious plot to get rid of the twins, roasting all the town's crop seeds so they would not grow. The local farmers, frightened of famine, asked a nearby oracle for assistance. Ino bribed the men sent to the oracle to lie and tell the others that the oracle required the sacrifice of Phrixus. Before he was killed though, Phrixus and Helle were rescued by a flying golden ram sent by Nephele, their natural mother. Helle fell off the ram into the Hellespont and died, but Phrixus survived all the way to Colchis, where King Aeetes took him in and treated him kindly, giving Phrixus his daughter, Chalciope, in marriage. In gratitude, Phrixus gave the king the golden fleece of the ram, which Aeetes placed in a consecrated grove, under the care of a sleepless dragon. With the Greek god Poseidon she was the mother of the giant Almops and Paeon.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helle

   a maiden who, with her brother Phrixus, fled on the golden-fleeced ram to escape from the cruelty of her step-dame Ino, and fell into the strait called the Hellespont after her, in which she was drowned. See Golden Fleece.

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1. Helle

   (Hel′le) was drowned in the sea, into which she fell from off the back of the golden ram, on which she and Phryxus were escaping from the oppression of their stepmother Ino. The episode gave the name of the Hellespont to the part of the sea where Helle was drowned, and it is now called the Dardanelles. She was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HELLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Helle is ranked #15579 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Helle surname appeared 1,877 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Helle.
   
   93.1% or 1,749 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce HELLE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HELLE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HELLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HELLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HELLE
2. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Helle
3. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=HELLE
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html