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In Greek mythology, Helice (/ˈhɛlɪsiː/ (modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]; Ancient Greek: Ἑλίκη [heˈlikɛː] Helike) means "willow"^{[citation needed]}) was a name shared by several women:

Helice, nurse of the god Zeus during his infancy on Crete^[1] together with her sister Aex.^[2] Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs (Dryads and Meliae). It is likely that she is the same as Ide. When Cronus once came to Crete in search of Zeus, the young god himself and his companions by turning them into bears, as he became a serpent. Later, when he became king, he made them both constellations, Helice becoming Ursa Major, while Cynosura became Ursa Minor.^[3]^[4] Helice, in antiquity, was a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major.^[5] In one version, Demeter asks the stars whether they know anything about her daughter Persephone's abduction, and Helice tells her to ask Helios, who knows the deeds of the day, because the night is blameless and knows nothing.^[6] Another account relates that Helice and her sister Aex were the nymph-daughters of Olenus, son of Hephaestus. It was said that the trio gave their names to the following cities— Olenus in Aulis, Helice in the Peloponnesus, and Aex in Haemonia.^[2]
Helike, a nymph who became the wife of King Oenopion of Chios and mother by him of Melas, Talus, Maron, Euanthes, Salagus, Athamas^[7] and Merope (Aero).^[8]
Helike, an Aegialian princess as the only daughter of King Selinus who wed her with Ion.^[9] By the latter, she became the mother of Bura.^[10] Later on, Ion built a city which he named after Helice.^[11]

Notes

^ Aratus, Phaenomena 27 "Greek Mythology: KRONOS the Titan King ( aka Cronus Saturnus Saturn ) w/ Pictures". Archived from the original on 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2005-04-04.
^ ^a ^b Hyginus, De astronomia 2.13.5
^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 5.272 Archived 2023-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Sider, David (2017). Hellenistic Poetry: A Selection. University of Michigan Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780472053131.
^ Aratus, Phaenomena, translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb
^ Ovid, Fasti 4.575
^ Pausanias, 7.4.8
^ Parthenius, 20
^ Pausanias, 7.1.3
^ Pausanias, 7.25.8
^ Pausanias, 7.1.4

References

Aratus Solensis, Phaenomena translated by G. R. Mair. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129. London: William Heinemann, 1921. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Aratus Solensis, Phaenomena. G. R. Mair. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1921. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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[1] Aratus, Phaenomena 27 "Greek Mythology: KRONOS the Titan King ( aka Cronus Saturnus Saturn ) w/ Pictures". Archived from the original on 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2005-04-04.

[:0-2] Hyginus, De astronomia 2.13.5

[3] Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 5.272 Archived 2023-01-03 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Sider, David (2017). Hellenistic Poetry: A Selection. University of Michigan Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780472053131.

[5] Aratus, Phaenomena, translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb

[6] Ovid, Fasti 4.575

[7] Pausanias, 7.4.8

[Parthenius,_Love_Romances,_20-8] Parthenius, 20

[9] Pausanias, 7.1.3

[10] Pausanias, 7.25.8

[11] Pausanias, 7.1.4

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-{{for multi|the ancient Greek city|Helike|the moon of Jupiter|Helike (moon)}}{{Greek myth (nymph)}}In [[Greek mythology]], '''Helice''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|l|ᵻ|s|iː}} (modern {{IPA-el|eˈlici}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Ἑλίκη}} {{IPA-el|heˈlikɛː|}} ''Helike'') means "willow"<ref>{{Cite book|last=[[Robert Graves|Graves, Robert]]|title=The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|year=2017|isbn=9780241983386|pages=115, 163 & 197}}</ref>) was a name shared by several women:
+{{for multi|the ancient Greek city|Helike|the moon of Jupiter|Helike (moon)}}{{Greek myth (nymph)}}
+In [[Greek mythology]], '''Helice''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|l|ᵻ|s|iː}} (modern {{IPA-el|eˈlici}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Ἑλίκη}} {{IPA-el|heˈlikɛː|}} ''Helike'') means "willow"{{cn|date=November 2024}}) was a name shared by several women:
-* Helice, nurse of the god [[Zeus]] during his infancy on [[Crete]].<ref>[[Aratus]], ''Phaenomena'' 27 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403203311/http://www.theoi.com/Ouranos/Kronos.html|date=2005-04-03}}</ref> Her name suggests that she was a "[[willow]]-[[nymph]]", just as there were [[oak]]-tree nymphs and [[Fraxinus|ash]]-nymphs ([[Dryad]]s and [[Meliae]]). It is likely that she is the same as [[Mount Ida (Crete)|Ide]].
-* Helike, a nymph who became the wife of King [[Oenopion]] of [[Chios]] and mother by him of [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Talos (mythology)|Talus]], [[Maron (mythology)|Maron]], [[Evanthes (mythology)|Euanthes]], [[Salagus]], [[Athamas (mythology)|Athamas]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 7.4.8</ref> and [[Merope (Oenopion)|Merope]] (Aero).<ref name="Parthenius, Love Romances, 20">[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], 20</ref>
-* Helike, an [[Aigialeia|Aegialian]] princess as the only daughter of King [[Selinus (mythology)|Selinus]] who wed her with [[Ion (mythology)|Ion]].<ref>Pausanias, 7.1.3 </ref> By the latter, she became the mother of [[Bura (Greek mythology)|Bura]]. Later on, Ion built a [[Helike|city]] which he named after Helice.<ref>Pausanias, 7.1.4</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Graves, Robert|title=The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|year=2017|isbn=9780241983386|pages=163}}</ref>
-*Helike, in antiquity, a common proper name for the [[constellation]] [[Ursa Major]].<ref>Aratus, ''Phaenomena'', translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb</ref> In one version, [[Demeter]] asks the stars whether they know anything about her daughter [[Persephone]]'s abduction, and Helice tells her to ask [[Helios]], who knows the deeds of the day, because the night is blameless and knows nothing.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Fasti (poem)|Fasti]]'' [https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/OvidFastiBkFour.php#anchor_Toc69367852 4.575]</ref>
+* Helice, nurse of the god [[Zeus]] during his infancy on [[Crete]]<ref>[[Aratus]], ''Phaenomena'' 27 {{Cite web |url=http://www.theoi.com/Ouranos/Kronos.html |title=Greek Mythology: KRONOS the Titan King ( aka Cronus Saturnus Saturn ) w/ Pictures |access-date=2005-04-04 |archive-date=2005-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403203311/http://www.theoi.com/Ouranos/Kronos.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> together with her sister Aex.<ref name=":0">[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''[[De astronomia]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/207#2.13.5 2.13.5]</ref> Her name suggests that she was a "[[willow]]-[[nymph]]", just as there were [[oak]]-tree nymphs and [[Fraxinus|ash]]-nymphs ([[Dryad]]s and [[Meliae]]). It is likely that she is the same as [[Mount Ida (Crete)|Ide]]. When [[Cronus]] once came to Crete in search of Zeus, the young god himself and his companions by turning them into bears, as he became a serpent. Later, when he became king, he made them both constellations, Helice becoming Ursa Major, while [[Cynosura (nymph)|Cynosura]] became [[Ursa Minor]].<ref>[[Scholia]] ad Homer, ''[[Odyssey]]'' [https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg5026/tlg007/First1K-grc1/1.5.1-1.6.1 5.272] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103132927/https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg5026/tlg007/First1K-grc1/1.5.1-1.6.1|date=2023-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | page = [https://books.google.com/books?id=F-CxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 118] | title = Hellenistic Poetry: A Selection | first = David | last = Sider | date = 2017 | isbn = 9780472053131 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=F-CxDQAAQBAJ | publisher = [[University of Michigan Press]]}}</ref> Helice, in antiquity, was a common proper name for the [[constellation]] Ursa Major.<ref>Aratus, ''Phaenomena'', translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb</ref> In one version, [[Demeter]] asks the stars whether they know anything about her daughter [[Persephone]]'s abduction, and Helice tells her to ask [[Helios]], who knows the deeds of the day, because the night is blameless and knows nothing.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Fasti (poem)|Fasti]]'' [https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/OvidFastiBkFour.php#anchor_Toc69367852 4.575]</ref> Another account relates that Helice and her sister Aex were the nymph-daughters of [[Olenus]], son of [[Hephaestus]]. It was said that the trio gave their names to the following cities— [[Olenus (Aetolia)|Olenus]] in [[Aulis (ancient Greece)|Aulis]], [[Helike|Helice]] in the [[Peloponnese|Peloponnesus]], and Aex in [[Ancient Thessaly|Haemonia]].<ref name=":0" />
-==Notes==
+* Helike, a nymph who became the wife of King [[Oenopion]] of [[Chios]] and mother by him of [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Talos (mythology)|Talus]], [[Maron (mythology)|Maron]], [[Evanthes|Euanthes]], [[Salagus]], [[Athamas (mythology)|Athamas]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.++7.4.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=sons 7.4.8]</ref> and [[Merope (daughter of Oenopion)|Merope]] ([[Aero (mythology)|Aero]]).<ref name="Parthenius, Love Romances, 20">[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550#20 20]</ref>
+* Helike, an [[Aigialeia|Aegialian]] princess as the only daughter of King [[Selinus (mythology)|Selinus]] who wed her with [[Ion (mythology)|Ion]].<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+7.1.3&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Helice 7.1.3] </ref> By the latter, she became the mother of [[Bura (Greek mythology)|Bura]].<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+7.25.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Helice 7.25.8]</ref> Later on, Ion built a [[Helike|city]] which he named after Helice.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+7.1.4&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Helice 7.1.4]</ref>
+== Notes ==
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 == References ==
 * [[Aratus|Aratus Solensis]], ''Phaenomena'' translated by G. R. Mair. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129. London: William Heinemann, 1921. [https://topostext.org/work/551 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
 * Aratus Solensis, ''Phaenomena''. G. R. Mair. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1921. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0483 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
-*[[Robert Graves|Graves, Robert]], ''The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition.'' Penguin Books Limited. 2017. {{ISBN|978-0-241-98338-6|024198338X}}
 * [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
 * Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
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