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ἑλένη

ἑλένη, torch

ἑλένη, ἡ,
  • torch, Hsch.; cf. ἑλάνη.
      • 2 corposant, St. Elmoʼs fire, Lyd. Ost. 5.
    • II wicker-basket, to carry the sacred utensils at the feast of the Brauronian Artemis, Poll. 10.191:—hence ἑλενηφόρια, the feast itself, ibid.

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