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Hellene

noun

Etymology

From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).

  1. derived from mythology Ἕλλην

Definitions

  1. A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Hellene. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hellene. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at hellene

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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