Helice, A citie of Achaia, swallowed vp of the sea.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
hĕlĭcē, ēs, f., = e(li/kh (a winding). I.A kind of slender, flexible willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, 177.—II. As nom. propr.: Hĕlĭcē. A.The constellation of the Great Bear, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66; Ov. F. 3, 108; Val. Fl. 1, 17.— Transf., the North, Grat. Cyneg. 55; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1539.—B.A maritime town of Achaia, swallowed up by the sea, Ov. M. 15, 293; Plin. 2, 92, 94, 206; Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 4.