Elena is a variant of the Greek Helen, traditionally traced to a root meaning "light" or "shining one," though scholars have also proposed connections to the moon or to torches. The name is commonly read as carrying warmth and radiance -- a presence that draws attention gently rather than overwhelming a room.
The Superior Planets are most efficacious; the inferiour are weak, and easily do suffer by the Superiours, and receive good or ill from them. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)