hellen
The hero who gave his name to the Greek race, the Hellenes. He was the son of Deucalion, though certain authors refer to him as Prometheus’ son. He married a Nymph called Orseis, who bore him Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, from which sprang the principal groups of the Hellenes: Dorians, Aeolians, Ionians and Achaeans. Hellen was the king of Phthia in Thessaly, which lay between the rivers Peneus and Asopus, the exact place where Deucalion and Pyrrha had settled after the flood. He was succceeded by Aeolus; his other sons emigrated and settled in different areas of Greece. (Grimal, 1990)