the original meaning is people from vassals. Practically slaves.
helots είλωτες (ilotes) from the word είλως - vassal
Helots
They are not Greek, they are Dorians. They raided from the north and enslaved the helots and settled near the helots.
Helots :P (^@^)~
The woman took care of the house and children.
Assuming you mean `Sparta´, the ancient Greek State, the slaves there were called Helots.
helots
Most likely "barbarian " since in Greek that means the "others".
Helots
Depends. What the heck are helots?
Ah, you're talking about the ancient practice of serfdom. Yep, those poor souls were tied to the land like a ball and chain. They were basically at the mercy of their overlords, working the fields day in and day out with no hope of escape. Tough gig, huh?
The Helots were not Spartan citizens ; they were essentially slaves .
Myceneans. the minoans were in Crete, the persions in persia and helots were Spartan slaves.