Helle (through Athamas)

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Helle (through Athamas) is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Athamas and Nephele, best known for her fatal fall into the sea that thereafter bore her name, the Hellespont.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological person
alsoKnownAs Ellē NERFINISHED
associatedAnimal ram with the golden fleece
associatedMyth myth of Phrixus and Helle NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hellespont NERFINISHED
category Characters in Greek mythology
Mythological eponyms
Women in Greek mythology
causeOfDeath fall into the sea
connectedToLaterMyth Argonauts (via the Golden Fleece) NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek
deathType drowning
eponymOf Hellespont NERFINISHED
escapeAttemptWith Phrixus NERFINISHED
father Athamas NERFINISHED
gender female
knownFor falling into the sea later called the Hellespont
languageOfSources Ancient Greek
mother Nephele NERFINISHED
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology NERFINISHED
narrativeRole victim of stepmother’s plot
placeOfDeath Hellespont NERFINISHED
relatedTo Boeotia NERFINISHED
Orchomenus NERFINISHED
sibling Phrixus NERFINISHED
spouse Athamas (disputed/incorrect in some later sources) NERFINISHED
stepmother Ino NERFINISHED
threatenedBy Ino NERFINISHED
vehicleOfEscape golden ram

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Enarete descendant Helle (through Athamas)