Helena

Treasure State capital

Helena is a woman's name, the Latin form of Helen.

It appears throughout history and literature—the mother of Constantine the Great, the heroine of Shakespeare's *All's Well That Ends Well*.

Helena is also the capital of Montana: We drove through Helena on our way to Glacier National Park.

mythological

Troy

Ancient Anatolian city

Iliad · Homer · Trojan War · Zeus · Clytemnestra · Castor · Pollux · Greek mythology · epic · beauty

Shakespearean

Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespearean fairy romantic comedy

Hermia · unrequited · Athenian · comedy · Bertram · countess · Florence · pursuit · devotion · romantic

capital

Montana

Northwestern state, fourth-largest

Missouri River · state capitol · mining · Big Sky Country · Western · frontier

saint

Constantine

Emperor who embraced Christianity

Jerusalem · Christianity · relics · Byzantine · Roman · church · veneration · mother · holy · Catholicism

name

feminine

Pertaining to women

variations · Elaine · namesake · classical · timeless

Categories
Opposites
Montana cities by size/prominence

HelenaGreat Falls

Rapids on the Potomac

Missoula · Bozeman

US capital city status

HelenaWashington D.C.

United States capital city

Albany · Sacramento · Austin · Juneau

mythological/literary women (Helen of Troy associations)

HelenaPenelope

Traditional name, Greek origin

Andromache · Cassandra · Lucretia · Virgin Mary

Phrases
Family

Helen, Helene, St. Helena

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G