Helena, first wife of Romanos III E XI
Ἑλένης (Helena 102)
(Unspecified)
(null)
Narrative
(7)
Authorship
(null)
Death
(1)
When she died, her husband
Romanos 3
distributed many gifts in her memory
?? ???? ?? ?????????????? ????????????? ????????? ἀποθανούσης. Skylitzes 386.74-78
Description
(2)
Divorced against her will (
Theodora 1
is said to have given this as reason for her own refusal to marry
Romanos 3
)
διὰ τὸ τὴν ἐκείνου εὐνέτειραν ἄκουσαν διαζυγῆναι αὐτοῦ . Zonaras 17.10.23
Was very fond of her husband (
Romanos 3
)
كلّ واحد منهما كان مشغوفًا بالآخر. Yahya al-Antaki 486
Dignity/Office
(null)
Education
(null)
Ethnic label
(null)
Second Name
(null)
Kinship
(6)
wife of
Romanos 3
γυναῖκα. Psellos: Chronographia II 10.14
γυναικὶ ... συνεβίου. Zonaras 17.10.20
wife (first) of
Romanos 3
τῆς νομίμου γυναικός. Skylitzes 374.27
τῆς νομίμου γυναικός. Glykas 580.10
حرمته. Yahya al-Antaki 486
τὴν ἄλοχον καὶ γαμετὴν τὴν πρὶν. Manasses, Chronicle 5967
Language Skill
(null)
Location
(null)
Occupation/Vocation
(3)
Nun
τὴν κοσμικὴν ἑκουσίως ἀπέθετο τρίχαν. Skylitzes 374.31
τὴν κοσμικὴν ἑκουσίως ἀπέθετο τρίχαν. Glykas 580.14-15
وتترهّب. Yahya al-Antaki 486
Possession
(1)
A monastery (in Constantinople?)
وسلّم اليها الدير الذى أوعدها به. Yahya al-Antaki 488
Religion
(null)
Eunuchs
(null)
Alternative Name
(null)