(Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.

simple past tense and past participle of hell

(countable, hyperbolic, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life. / (countable) A place for gambling. / (figuratively) An extremely hot place.

(impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger. / (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar, non-productive) Used to emphasize.

(postpositional) Alternative form of the hell or like hell. / (Australia, impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) Very; used to emphasize strongly.

(rare) To pour.

(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.

(rare, metal-working) To add luster to; to burnish (silver or gold).

present participle of hell

(mildly vulgar) Ellipsis of what the hell: an exclamation indicating surprise or dismay.