Helena may refer to:

People

Helena (given name) Helena is the Latin form of Helen. People with this name include: Ancients Mononyms *Helena, mother of Constantine I (died 330), Roman mother of Emperor Constantine *Helena (wife of Julian) (died 360), Roman daughter of Emperor Constantine * Hele ...

, a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *

Katri Helena Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer. Career Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloi ...

(born 1945), Finnish singer *

Helena, mother of Constantine I Flavia Julia Helena ''Augusta'' (also known as Saint Helena and Helena of Constantinople, ; grc-gre, Ἑλένη, ''Helénē''; AD 246/248– c. 330) was an '' Augusta'' and Empress of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine t ...

Places

Greece

Helena (island) Makronisos ( el, Μακρόνησος, lit. ''Long Island''), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing t ...

Guyana

Helena, Guyana Helena is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana. Administratively the village is subdivided in Helena No.1 and Helena No.2 and is part of the Mahaica subregion. History Helena started as a sugar plantation. By 1896, the plantation ...

United States

Helena, Montana Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would be ...

, the capital of Montana **

Helena National Forest Helena National Forest is located in west-central Montana, in the United States. Covering , the forest is broken into several separate sections. The eastern regions are dominated by the Big Belt Mountains, and are the location of the Gates of th ...

, Montana ** Helena, Montana micropolitan area **

Lake Helena Lake Helena is a body of water along Prickly Pear Creek in the Helena Valley of Lewis and Clark County in southwestern Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to ...

, Montana *

Helena, Alabama Helena () is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. As of 2022 thUnited States Census Bureau estimates the population to ...

Helena, Arkansas Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas. It was founded in 1833 by Nicholas Rightor and is named after the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips, an early settler of Phillips County and the n ...

Battle of Helena The Battle of Helena was fought on July 4, 1863, near Helena, Arkansas, as part of the American Civil War. Union troops had captured the city in July 1862, and had been using it as a base of operations. Over 7,500 Confederate troops led by Li ...

, July 4, 1863, during the American Civil War * Helena, California *

Helena, Georgia Helena was a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census, up from 2,307 in 2000 and 1,256 in 1990. The population increase accompanied establishment of the McRae Correctional Ins ...

Helena, Louisiana Helena is an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish Tensas Parish (french: Paroisse des Tensas) is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana; its eastern border is the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, t ...

Helena Township, Michigan Helena Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,001 at the 2010 census. Helena Township was organized in 1865 by a division of Milton Township. It was named for Helena M. Thayer. Communi ...

* Helena, Huron County, Michigan *

Helena, Marquette County, Michigan Helena is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of n ...

Helena Township, Minnesota Helena Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census. History Helena Township was organized in 1858, and named for the famed Helen of Troy. Geography Accordi ...

Helena, Mississippi Helena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point Metropolitan Statistical Area. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 983. History A post offi ...

Helena, Missouri Helena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Andrew County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles northeast of St. Joseph and is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area In the Unite ...

Helena, New York Helena is a hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denma ...

Helena, Ohio Helena is a village in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 224 at the 2010 census. History Helena was laid out in 1871 when the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad was extended to that point. The village was named in h ...

Helena, Oklahoma Helena is a town in southeastern Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. Residents pronounce the town's name with a long E: "Heh-LEE'-nuh." The population was 1,403 at the 2010 census. It is the site of the James Crabtree Correctional Center ...

Helena, South Carolina Helena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 870. The CDP is in central Newberry County bord ...

Helena, Texas Helena is a ghost town in Texas, approximately southeast of San Antonio in Karnes County. The seat of Karnes County from 1854 to 1894, Helena was once known as the self-proclaimed "toughest town on earth" in the mid-19th century. It was named f ...

Helena, Wisconsin Helena is an unincorporated community in the town of Arena in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. In the 19th century Helena was a village that played an important role in the manufacture and shipping of lead shot. The buildings of Helena play ...

Canada

Helena Island (Nunavut) Helena Island is one of the uninhabited members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is along the northern coast of Bathurst Island, separated by Sir William Parker Strai ...

Helena Lake, Saskatchewan Helena Lake is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ...

Films

* ''Helena'' (1924 film), a silent German film directed by Manfred Noa * ''Helena'', a 2008 Colombian film * ''Helena'', a 2014 Argentine film

Literature

* ''Helena'' (Machado de Assis novel), 1876 novel by Machado de Assis * ''Helena'' (Waugh novel), 1950 novel by Evelyn Waugh * Helena (''A Midsummer Night's Dream''), a character from William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''

Music

* "Helena" (Hugo Raspoet song), 1970 * "Helena" (My Chemical Romance song), 2004 * "

Helena Beat "Helena Beat" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It is the opening track from their debut studio album ''Torches'' and was released as the record's second single. It was solicited to radio on July 26, 2011, Archived by Wayback ...

", a 2011 song by Foster the People * "Helena", a song by The Misfits from the 1999 album ''

Famous Monsters ''Famous Monsters'' is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Misfits, released on October 5, 1999. It is the second in the post- Danzig era of the band, and the last album to feature Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Michale Grave ...

'' * "Helena", a song by Nickel Creek from the 2005 album ''

Why Should the Fire Die? ''Why Should The Fire Die?'' is the third major album release and fifth album overall by progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. The album was released on Sugar Hill on August 9, 2005, in the United States, and on August 8 in the United Kingdom. ...

'' * "Helena", a song by Will Haven from the 2007 album ''

The Hierophant The Hierophant (V) is the fifth card of the Major Arcana in occult Tarot decks. It is derived from the historical card known as the Pope in playing card decks. It is used in divination. Description and symbolism In many modern packs, the Hie ...

'' * "Helena", a 1972 song by

Jack de Nijs Jack (Willem) de Nijs, artist name Jack Jersey (18 July 1941 — 26 May 1997), was a Dutch singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and record producer of light music (popular music) who worked for national and international artists. He had his own pr ...

* "Helena", a 1973 song by Leapy Lee * "Helena", a 1963 instrumental by

Ladi Geisler Miloslav Ladislav "Ladi" Geisler (November 27, 1927 – November 19, 2011) was a German musician who established a high profile in the post-war German music scene. Best known for his work with pop musicians Bert Kaempfert, James Last and Freddy ...

Ships

* HMS ''Helena'', name of various Royal Navy ships * ''Helena'', a packet boat, built in the United States in 1841 * USS ''Helena'', name of various United States Navy ships * USS ''Helena I'' (SP-24), United States Navy patrol boat

Science

* Helena morpho or ''

Morpho helena ''Morpho helena'', the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America. The wingspan is . It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Many authorities consider ...

'', a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae * "Helena", theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup H * "Helena", name used in ancient Greece for the phenomenon now referred to as

St. Elmo's fire St. Elmo's fire — also called Witchfire or Witch's Fire — is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal hornHeidorn, K., Weather Element ...

* 101 Helena, main belt asteroid

Other uses

* ''Helena'' (artwork), a 2000 art installation featuring goldfish in blenders * HELENA, the

Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health The Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health (HELENA), located in Neuherberg north of Munich, was opened on November 1, 2010. It is a joint initiative for the promotion of doctoral students of the Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Researc ...

* G-AAXF ''Helena'', a named

Handley Page H.P.42 The Handley Page H.P.42 and H.P.45 were four-engine biplane airliners designed and manufactured by British aviation company Handley Page, based in Radlett, Hertfordshire. It held the distinction of being the largest airliner in regular use in ...

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