The title of the series is a reference to the "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helena, Equal to the Apostles" (21 May), a feast of the Orthodox Christian Church. It commemorates two saints: Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (reigned 306-337) and Elena, his mother and Augusta during his reign. They are typically commemorated together. "Konstantinos" is the Greek form of the name "Constantine", and Eleni the Greek form of the names "Helen"/"Helena".
The Greek series managed to enter the Guinness Book of Records, as it is the one with the most repetitions worldwide.
"Konstantinos and Helens" that began to be shown in the distant 1998 it has not stopped finding its place on Greek television screens, which earned it this distinction.
"It had this fate, to be the serial non stop repeating, not even a day has stopped. That's why it entered the Guinness World Records. It is a very big award for us. For me and Anna Chatzisofia. That means the audience is enjoying it", one of the writers and protagonists of the series told, Harry Romas.