proper nounHĕlĕnusHELENVS☆ KeepMeaningson of Priam and HecubaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HELENUSLEWIS & SHORTHELENUSHĕlĕnus, i, m., = Ἕλενος, I. son of Priam and Hecuba, a celebrated soothsayer, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 89; Verg. A. 3, 295; 329 sq.; Ov. M. 13, 99; Just. 17, 3.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyHelenusHelenus (Ἕλενος), a son of Priam and Hecabe, was a skilful observer of auguries, and knew the counsel of the gods (Hom. Il. 6.76, 7.44; Apollod. 3.12.…