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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἑλεία(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHeleios/Heleius (m)
Meaning & History
From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow". This is also the genus name of a type of bird.