Hellas

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Hellas is the name Greeks use for Greece (Ἑλλάς; modern pronunciation Ellás) and can also refer to:

Places in Greece

• Ἑλλάς, genitive Ἑλλάδος, an ancient Greek toponym used for:
  • 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
  • Mainland Greece, as opposed to 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 Continental Greece

Sports clubs

• 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

• 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

• Greek frigate Hellas, the first flagship of the modern Hellenic Navy
• SS Taroona, an Australian transport ship of World War II; later sold and converted into a cruise ship named the Hellas

Other uses

• Hellas (poem), by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• AK Hellas, a Greek truck manufacturer

See also

• Greece (disambiguation)
• Hellenic (disambiguation)