Hellene is the mythological patriarch of the
Hellenes, the son of
Deukalion[?] and
Pyrra[?], brother of
Amfiktion[?] and father of
Aeolus, Xouthos and
Doros[?]. His sons conquered the Greek area Fthia and subsequently spread their rule other Greek cities. The people of those areas came to be called Hellenes, after the name of their "protectors".
Hellene is also another name for Greek, meaning a person of Greek descent or pertaining to Greek culture.
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