Ismene
/ɪzˈmiːni/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek.; A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices. Greek
"Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important."
- 2 A female given name from Ancient Greek.; A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope. Greek
- 3 The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.
Example
More examples"Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).