Back هيلينا الحديابية Arabic هيلينا الحديابيه ARZ Ελένη της Αδιαβηνής Greek Helena de Adiabene Spanish Hélène d'Adiabène French הלני המלכה HE Helena dari Adiabene ID ヘレナ (アディアベネ) Japanese Helena de Adiabena Portuguese Елена (царица Адиабены) Russian
| Helena of Adiabene | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Adiabene and Edessa | |
 Sarcophagus of Helena, Israel Museum | |
| Died | 50–56 CE |
| Burial | |
| Spouses | Monobaz I and Abgar V |
| Issue | Izates II and Monobaz II |
| Religion | Convert to Judaism |
Helena of Adiabene (Hebrew: הֶלֵּנִי Hellēnī; died c. 50–56 CE) was a queen mother[1] of Adiabene, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. With her husband-brother Monobaz I, she was the mother of Izates II and Monobaz II. Helena became a convert to Judaism about the year 30 CE.[2] According to Josephus, Helena was the daughter of King Izates.[3] Moses of Chorene makes her the chief wife of Abgar V, king of Edessa.[4]
- ^ Adiabene in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Oren, Yitzhak; Zand, Michael; Prat, Naftali, eds. (1982). "Елена". Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. 2. Jerusalem: Society for Research on Jewish Communities. col. 475. ISBN 965-320-049-6.
- ^ Josephus, War, p.298
- ^ Moses of Chorene, History of Armenia