Ismene

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē, sister of Antigone); see Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Ismene f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae Peruvian daffodils, native to Peru and Ecuador but widely cultivated elsewhere for their flowers.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – a single species of moth, endemic to Egypt.

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).

Proper noun

Ismene

  1. A female given name
    1. (Greek mythology) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
      • 2012, André Lardinois, 5: Antigone, Kirk Ormand (editor), A Companion to Sophocles, Wiley-Blackwell, page 65,
        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. (Greek mythology) A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
  2. (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.

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