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Hellen
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.1|Hellen (bottom, centre-right), being presented with the twins Aeolus (son of Poseidon)|Aeolus and Boeotus by a shepherd, in a depiction of the story of Melanippe from [[Euripides' lost play Melanippe Wise, on an Apulian volute krater, dating from the late fourth century BC.]]
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7 sectionsContents
- Family
- Progenitor and eponym of the Hellenes
- ''Melanippe Wise''
- Genealogical chart
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|upright=1.1|Hellen (bottom, centre-right), being presented with the twins Aeolus (son of Poseidon)|Aeolus and Boeotus by a shepherd, in a depiction of the story of Melanippe from [[Euripides' lost play Melanippe Wise, on an Apulian volute krater, dating from the late fourth century BC.]]
In Greek mythology, Hellen (; ) is the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. He is the son of Deucalion (or Zeus) and Pyrrha, and the father of three sons, Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, by whom he is the ancestor of the Greek peoples.