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Hellas, or Ellas may refer to:
Places in Greece
[edit | edit source]- Ἑλλάς (Ellás), genitive Ἑλλάδος (Elládos), an ancient Greek toponym used to refer to:
- Greece as a whole, as the main name its modern inhabitants know it by
- The region of Achaea Phthiotis in Thessaly
- According to legend, a city in Phthiotis, founded by Hellen
- Continental Greece, as opposed to the Peloponnese peninsula and the Greek islands
- A name for all lands inhabited by Hellenes, i.e. all of ancient Greece, including the Greek colonies
- Hellas (theme), a Byzantine province in southern Greece
Sports clubs
[edit | edit source]- Hellas Verona F.C., an Italian football (soccer) club based in Verona
- SoIK Hellas, sports club in Stockholm, Sweden
- South Melbourne FC, a football (soccer) club formerly known as South Melbourne Hellas
- West Adelaide Soccer Club, a football (soccer) club formerly known as West Adelaide Hellas
On Mars
[edit | edit source]- Hellas quadrangle, a region of Mars
- Hellas Planitia, a plain within the impact basin associated with the albedo feature Hellas on Mars
- Hellas Montes, a mountain range on Mars
Ships
[edit | edit source]- Greek frigate Hellas (1826–1831), the first flagship of the modern Hellenic Navy
- Greek steamship Hellas (el) (1859–1906)
- SS Taroona (1935–1989), an Australian transport ship of World War II; later sold and converted into a cruise ship named the Hellas
Other uses
[edit | edit source]- Hellas (poem), by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Ellas (TV series), a Mexican telenovela
- AK Hellas, a Greek truck manufacturer
- Hellas (personification), feminine representation of Greece
- "Ellas", a song by Tini from Un Mechón de Pelo
See also
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