 It has also been suggested that the λ of arose from an original ν, and thus the etymology of the name would be connected with the root of "Venus".Linda Lee Clader, however, says that none of the above suggestions offers much satisfaction.More recently, Otto Skutsch has advanced the theory that the name Helen might have two separate etymologies, which belong to different mythological figures respectively, namely "*Sṷelenā" (related to Sanskrit "svaraṇā" "the shining one") and "*Selenā", the first a Spartan goddess, connected to one or the other natural light phenomenon (especially St. Elmo's fire) and sister of the Dioscuri, the other a vegetation goddess worshiped in Therapne as Ἑλένα Δενδρῖτις ("Helena of the Trees").