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ismene

/ɪzˈmiːni/

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What does ismene mean?

proper noun

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

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Now her bright’ning glance Greets me with recognition, yes, ’tis she, Herself, Ismene!
SophoclesPlays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; AntigoneTranslated by Francis StorrProject Gutenberg ebook #31