Helena Argyre

Helena Argyre or Argyropoulina (, , elene) (died c. 1033) was a Byzantine noblewoman of the Argyros family and Queen of Georgia as the first wife of King Bagrat IV of Georgia. She was given off in marriage by her uncle, the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III Argyros, to the boy-king Bagrat c. 1032. Helena died within a year or so, without issue.

Family Helena was a daughter of the magistros Basil Argyros and, thus, a niece of the emperor Romanos III Argyros. Helena's family was well known to the Georgian leaders; Queen Dowager Mariam was a daughter of the Armenian monarch John-Senekerim, the last king of Vaspurakan, who had surrendered his patrimony to the emperor Basil II. The first Byzantine governor of Vaspurakan was Basil Argyros, Helena's father. The marriage is probably the subject of the 1036 fresco from the Oshki monastery, depicting a royal event at Bana.

According to the Georgian historical tradition, Helene brought, as part of her dowry, "one of the nails of Jesus Christ, the icon of Okona and great riches". In addition, a number of Byzantine artists and craftsmen accompanied her to Georgia. The Georgian noble family of Garsevanishvili later claimed descent from Helena's chorister and were privileged to serve as hereditary keepers of the icon of Okona.

Helena died within a year or so after her marriage in the city of Kutaisi, without issue. All the children of Bagrat were born of his second marriage to the Alan princess Borena. Helena's death ended the brief rapprochement of the Georgian Bagratids and the Byzantine court and relations soon became unstable again.