Hălēsa (Halaesa and Alēsa), ae, f., = Ἅλαισα,
I a town on the northern coast of Sicily , on the river Halesus , now ruins near the village Iusa, Sil. 14, 218; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 19; 2, 2, 75, § 185.—
II Deriv. Hălēsīnus ( Halaes- and Alēs- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Halesa : civitas, Cic. Fam. 13, 32, 1: Dio, of Halesa , id. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 19; 2, 3, 73, 170.—Subst.: Hălēsīni , ōrum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Halesa , Halesines , Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.