English Explanatory Dictionary

Rhene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Either of two nymphs:
  2. the paramour of King Oïleus of Locris and the mother of either or neither of his sons Medon and Ajax.
  3. an oread of Mount Cyllene, lover of Hermes and the mother by him of Saon of Samothrace.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːniː/ /ˈhɹiːniː/ [ˈɹ̥iːniː]

Word forms

Rhene

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήνη (Rhḗnē).

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