What is "elina"

Elina may refer to:

• Elina (Epirus) an ancient Greek fortified town in the region of Epirus
• Elina: As If I Wasn't There, a 2002 Swedish film
• Elina, protagonist of the Barbie: Fairytopia series of animated films
• Elina (butterfly), a genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae

Elina is also a feminine given name in several European languages. Elina as a given name may refer to:

• Elīna Babkina (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
• Elina Born (born 1994), Estonian singer
• Elina Bystritskaya (born 1928), Russian actress
• Elina Danielian (born 1976), Armenian chess player
• Elina Duni (born 1981), Swiss-Albanian singer
• Elina Eggers (born 1987), Swedish diver
• Elina Fuhrman (born 1969), Russian-American journalist
• Elīna Garanča (born 1976), Latvian opera singer
• Elina Guseva (born 1964), Azerbaijani-Russian handball player
• Elina Hirvonen (born 1975), Finnish writer
• Elina Karokhina (born 1973), Russian balalaika player
• Elina Kettunen (born 1981), Finnish figure skater
• Elina Knihtilä (born 1971), Finnish actress
• Elina Konstantopoulou (born 1970), Greek singer
• Elina Linna (born 1947), Swedish politician
• Elina Löwensohn (born 1966), Romanian-American actress
• Elina Madison (born 1976), American actress
• Elina Mottram (1903–1996), Australian architect
• Elina Nasaudrodro (born 1985), Fijian judoka
• Elina Partõka (born 1983), Estonian swimmer
• Elina Pohjanpää (1933–1996), Finnish actress
• Elīna Ringa (born 1980), Latvian pole vaulter
• Elina Salo (born 1936), Finnish actress
• Elina Svitolina (born 1994), Ukrainian tennis player
• Elina Syrjälä (born 1982), Finnish footballer
• Elina Vähälä (born 1975), Finnish violinist
• Elina Vaseva (born 1986), Bulgarian wrestler

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Elina was an ancient Greek, Hellenistic fortified town in the region of Epirus.

The site is known locally as Dymokastro, west of the village of Perdika. Hammond discussed the site and identified it with ancient Elina. It overlooked the site of the Battle of Syvota between Corcyra (modern Corfu) and Corinth at the start of the Peloponnesian War and was the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time and was one of the immediate catalysts for the war.

The city flourished from the Late Classical to the Roman times and was named after the Thesprotean tribe of Elinoi that lived in the region. It is estimated that, during the period of its peak, the population of the city reached 6000. The walls are reinforced by rectangular towers and date to the 4th century BC. The west wall was added in the Hellenistic period in order to incorporate the little port into the fortified area. Throughout the settlement are visible foundations of buildings, some of which are hewn from the rock, as well as cisterns, while at the centre of the hilltop is an open space ("Acropolis A") around which were probably clustered the public buildings of the city.

Pausanias may have mentioned the sweet water of this site.

The visible fortifications on Dymokastro date to the Hellenistic period and was excavated over a series of campaigns at the end of the 20th century.

Finds are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa.

Elina is a genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its literal meaning is "sun rays". Elina is a colourful butterfly whose wings are black and red in color.

This family of butterflies was first found in the land of Caucasus (Chechen: Кавказ).