Heine
HEINRICH, a German poet and author; born of Jewish parents in Düsseldorf , Dec. 13, 1799. He studied law at Bonn, Berlin, and Göttingen; took his degree at the last mentioned place, and in 1825 embraced Christianity. He afterward lived at Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich, but in 1830 he settled in Paris, supported himself by his literary labors , and dwelt there till his death. From 1837 to the overthrow of Louis Philippe in 1848 he enjoyed a pension of $960 from the French Government . Of the numerous literary works of Heine may be mentioned in particular: "Poems"; "Pictures of Travel"; "Book of Songs "; "Germany, a Winter Tale"; "Shakespeare's Maidens and Wives "; "Last Poems and Thoughts"; etc. As a poet Heine is remarkable for the simplicity and pathos of many of his lyric pieces . His powers of wit and raillery were also great. During the latter years of his life he suffered great agony from a spinal complaint, which confined him almost constantly to bed. He died in Paris, Feb. 17, 1856.
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Heinz
HENRY JOHN, an American manufacturer and publicist, born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1844. He was educated in the public schools and at Duff's Business College . He began the packing of foodstuffs on a small scale at Sharpsburg, in 1869. In 1872 he removed to Pittsburgh. His business developed rapidly, until it became one of the most important food-producing firms in the country, and had branches also in several countries of Europe. He was a director in many important financial institutions and was chairman of the committee to devise means to protect Pittsburgh from floods. He was a director of the Pittsburgh Tuberculosis Sanatorium and was president of the State Sunday School Association. During the World War he did much important work in connection with the Food Administration. He died in 1919.
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Heir
. See Inheritance
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Hela
in Scandinavian mythology, the goddess of the lower world, which was called Hel or Helheim. The name Hela signifies death. She was a daughter of Loki. She is represented as a horrible creature, half black and half blue, who feeds on the brains and the marrow of human beings. She has dead women for her maids. Her table is called Famine and her knife Starvation. Hel or Helheim is so far from Asgard, the abode of the gods, that Odin's swift horse Sleipnir took nine days and nights to reach it. Helheim bears some resemblance to the Hades of the Greeks. A river, gloomy and desolate, flows through it, and the entrance is guarded by a fierce dog. To Helheim are sent the souls of all who die natural deaths, that is, from old age or illness. Far below Helheim is Anguish, the prison house of the wicked. Here Hela sends the souls of sinners to be punished, assigning them according to their deeds to one of the "nine worlds."
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Helder
THE, a seaport in the Dutch province of North Holland , 51 miles from Amsterdam. It is one of the strongest fortresses in Holland , having been first fortified by Napoleon in 1811, and has several naval establishments, including an arsenal and a college, and an excellent harbor. Pop. about 28,000.
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Helenus
in Greek legend, one of the sons of Priam, king of Troy. He was celebrated as a prophet, and was the only son of Priam who did not lose his life during the siege of Troy. Foreseeing the fall of the city he deserted his countrymen and joined the Greeks. According to some accounts he did not do this of his own free will, but was led to it by the cunning of Ulysses, who wished to obtain the benefit of Helenus' prophetic power. Virgil represents him as having been taken to Epirus by the Greeks as a slave. He had then married Andromache, widow of his brother Hector; and the two, Helenus and Andromache, had become rulers of Epirus. Shakespeare introduces Helenus as one of the characters in Troilus and Cressida.
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Helice
Daughter of Lycaon, beloved by Zeus ( Jupiter ). Hera, out of jealousy, metamorphosed her into a she-bear, whereupon Zeus placed her among the stars, under the name of the Great Bear. Heliopolis (The City of the Sun). A celebrated city of Syria, a chief seat of the worship of Baal, one of whose symbols was the sun. Hence the Greek name of the city.
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Helicopter
an airplane type in which the propeller blades revolve around a vertical shaft, thus enabling the plane to rise or descend vertically. A prize of $100,000 has been offered by M. Michelin of France for its perfecting, which would do much to solve the problem of the landing of flying machines in limited quarters.
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Helictis
a genus of the carnivorous quadrupeds, allied to skunks, of which there are at least two species, one (H. moschata) found in China, the other (H. orientalis) in Nepâl.
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Heliopolis
the On, Rameses, or Beth-shemesh of the Hebrew Scriptures; now called Matarich; situated a little N. of Memphis; and one of the most ancient and extensive cities of Egypt under the Pharaohs. It had a magnificent temple dedicated to Ra, and communicated with the Nile by lakes and canals. During the flourishing ages of the Egyptian monarchy the priests taught within the precincts of its temples, and both Eudoxus and Plato visited its famous schools. Here Joseph and Mary are said to have rested with the infant Christ. Near the village stands the Pillar of On, supposed to be the oldest Egyptian obelisk, 67½ feet high, and 6 feet broad at the base. The Turks were defeated here by the French in 1800.
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Hellawes
A sorceress, Lady of the Castle Nigramous. She attempted to win the love of Lancelot, but being unable to do so, she perished.
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Helle
A daughter of Athamas and Nephele. She fled from her father's house to avoid the oppression of her mother-in-law Ino. According to some accounts she was carried through the air on a golden ram, when, becoming giddy, she fell into the sea, which received from her the name Hellespont.
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