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In Greek mythology, Helice (/ˈhɛlɪsiː/ (modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]; Ancient Greek: Ἑλίκη [heˈlikɛː] Helike) means "willow"^[1]) was a name of several women:

Helice, nurse of the god Zeus and nurtured him in his infancy on Crete.^[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.
Queen Helike, wife of King Oenopion of Chios and mother by him of Melas, Talus, Maron, Euanthes, Salagus, Athamas^[3] and Merope.
Helike, wife of Ion and mother of Bura. Ion built the city and named it after his wife. They were wed by her father Selinus.
Helike, in antiquity, a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major.^[4]

Notes

^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960), section 28 s.v. Orpheus
^ Aratus, Phaenomena 27 Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 7.4.8
^ Aratus, Phaenomena, translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb

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] Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960), section 28 s.v. Orpheus

[2] Aratus, Phaenomena 27 Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 7.4.8

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

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 * Helice, nurse of the god [[Zeus]] and nurtured him in 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]].
-* Queen Helike, wife of King [[Oenopion]] of [[Chios]] and mother by him of [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Talus (mythology)|Talus]], [[Maron (mythology)|Maron]], [[Euanthes]], [[Salagus]], [[Athamas]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 7.4.8</ref> and [[Merope (Oenopion)|Merope]].
+* Queen Helike, wife of King [[Oenopion]] of [[Chios]] and mother by him of [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Talos (mythology)|Talus]], [[Maron (mythology)|Maron]], [[Euanthes (mythology)|Euanthes]], [[Salagus]], [[Athamas]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 7.4.8</ref> and [[Merope (Oenopion)|Merope]].
 * Helike, wife of [[Ion (mythology)|Ion]] and mother of [[Bura (Greek mythology)|Bura]]. Ion built the city and named it after his wife. They were wed by her father [[Selinus (mythology)|Selinus]].
 *Helike, in antiquity, a common proper name for the [[constellation]] [[Ursa Major]].<ref>Aratus, ''Phaenomena'', translation by A. W. Mair, G. R. Loeb</ref>