Helle (mythology)

Helle
Boeotian princess and Eponym of Hellespont
Member of the Athamantian Royal House
Phrixus and Helle (after a fresco from Pompeii)
Other names	Athamantis
Abode	Athamantis in Boeotia later Colchis
Genealogy
Parents	Athamas and Nephele
Siblings	Phrixus Learches Melicertes Schoeneus Leucon Ptous
Consort	Poseidon
Offspring	Almops Paeon

Helle (/ˈhɛli/; Ancient Greek: Ἕλλη, romanized: Héllē), or Ellie, sometimes also called Athamantis (Ancient Greek: Ἀθαμαντίς, "daughter of Athamas"), was a character in Greek mythology who figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Helle is known for giving her name to the strait of Hellespont ("sea of Helle"), in which she fell while crossing it along with her brother Phrixus.