(1) Helots considered as a group.

(2) The subjugated population of Messenia tilled the land as serfs, helots.

(3) It was officially said that he had intimidated his helot jailer into giving him the knife, and had so mangled himself.

(4) For to be illegals would create what in Europe is called a "helot" population, helots in ancient Greece having had an ill-defined intermediate status between slaves and free citizens.

(5) But his female viewpoint is closely linked up with Helot and is full of conflict and paradox.

(6) The citizens ofSparta trained solely in war from childhood to become some of the mostfeared soldiers of the ancient world, largely to keep their vastly morenumerous helot serfs or slaves in check.