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In Greek mythology, Helice was a name shared by several women:Helice, nurse of the god Zeus during his infancy on Crete together with her sister Aex. Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs. It is likely that she is the same as Ide. When Cronus once came to Crete in search of Zeus, the young god hid himself and his nurses by turning them into bears, as he became a serpent. Later, when he became king, he made them both constellations, Helice becoming Ursa Major, while Cynosura became Ursa Minor. Helice, in antiquity, was a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major. Another account relates that Helice and her sister Aex were the nymph-daughters of Olenus, son of Hephaestus. It was said that the trio gave their names to the following cities— Olenus in Aulis, Helice in the Peloponnesus, and Aex in Haemonia.

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In Greek mythology, Helice was a name shared by several women:Helice, nurse of the god Zeus during his infancy on Crete together with her sister Aex. Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs. It is likely that she is the same as Ide. When Cronus once came to Crete in search of Zeus, the young god hid himself and his nurses by turning them into bears, as he became a serpent. Later, when he became king, he made them both constellations, Helice becoming Ursa Major, while Cynosura became Ursa Minor. Helice, in antiquity, was a common proper name for the constellation Ursa Major. Another account relates that Helice and her sister Aex were the nymph-daughters of Olenus, son of Hephaestus. It was said that the trio gave their names to the following cities— Olenus in Aulis, Helice in the Peloponnesus, and Aex in Haemonia.

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