English Explanatory Dictionary

Ismene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
  3. A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
  4. The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.

Pronunciation

/ɪzˈmiːni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ismene.wav

Word forms

Ismene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).

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