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Helenus is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Helenus in a sentence

Helenus meaning

the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra.

Using Helenus

  • The main meaning on this page is: the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra.
  • In the example corpus, helenus often appears in combinations such as: helenus and, helenus who.

Context around Helenus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

waylaid 1× brothers 1× brother 1× meets 1×

Often after:

knew 1× founded 1×

Sentence patterns with Helenus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

along with helenus who echoed 1× and meets helenus one of 1× helenus founded a 1× odysseus waylaid helenus 1× over by helenus who married 1× paris brothers helenus and deiphobus 1× said that helenus knew the 1× sister of helenus and a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to apollodorus 1× according to legend 1× calchas said that 1× cassandra was the 1× helenus founded a 1× in roman myths 1×

Common sentence endings:

be a prophet 1× deidamia as wife 1× gift of prophecy 1× hand of helen 1× odysseus waylaid helenus 1× princess of troy 1×

Words around Helenus

Just before it in the word index:

helensvale 2 helensburgh 81 helens 193 heleno 3 helenius 17 helenio 2

Just after it in the word index:

helenvale 3 helenville 2 helfant 2 helfer 7 helfert 3 helfet 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Helenus

  • In this selection, "helenus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, waylaid, brothers, brother, knew and founded stand out and add context to how "helenus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include along with helenus who echoed and and meets helenus one of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "helenus" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with helenus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

According to Apollodorus, Paris' brothers Helenus and Deiphobus vied over the hand of Helen. (14 words)

In Roman myths, the kingdom of Phtia was taken over by Helenus, who married Andromache. (15 words)

Calchas said that Helenus knew the prophecies concerning the fall of Troy, so Odysseus waylaid Helenus. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam (Priamos) and Queen Hecuba (Hekabe) and the fraternal twin sister of Helenus and a princess of Troy. (24 words)

She did warn Paris not to go to Sparta along with Helenus who echoed her prophecy, but their warnings ended up being ignored. (23 words)

According to legend, Cassandra had instructed her twin brother Helenus in the power of prophecy so he could be a prophet. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

Calchas said that Helenus knew the prophecies concerning the fall of Troy, so Odysseus waylaid Helenus.

According to Apollodorus, Paris' brothers Helenus and Deiphobus vied over the hand of Helen.

According to legend, Cassandra had instructed her twin brother Helenus in the power of prophecy so he could be a prophet.

Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam (Priamos) and Queen Hecuba (Hekabe) and the fraternal twin sister of Helenus and a princess of Troy.

Helenus founded a city in Molossia and inhabited it, and Neoptolemus gave him his mother Deidamia as wife.

In Roman myths, the kingdom of Phtia was taken over by Helenus, who married Andromache.

She did warn Paris not to go to Sparta along with Helenus who echoed her prophecy, but their warnings ended up being ignored.

There, too, Aeneas sees and meets Helenus, one of Priam 's sons, who has the gift of prophecy.

Common combinations with helenus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "helenus" in a sentence?
An example: "Calchas said that Helenus knew the prophecies concerning the fall of Troy, so Odysseus waylaid Helenus." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "helenus" from authentic English texts.
What does "helenus" mean?
Helenus means: the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra.
How many example sentences with "helenus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "helenus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.