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Ismene

/ɪzˈmiːni/

Ismene proper noun: a daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.

Proper noun

Ismene

  1. (Greek) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
    • Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.2012, André Lardinois, “5: Antigone”, in Kirk Ormand, editor, A Companion to Sophocles, Wiley-Blackwell, page 65
  2. (Greek) A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
  3. The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.

Origin of Ismene

From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).

Questions about Ismene

What does Ismene mean?
Ismene means a daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
What part of speech is Ismene?
Ismene is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ismene?
Ismene is pronounced /ɪzˈmiːni/.

Words near Ismene in the dictionary

  1. ismatical
  2. Ismay
  3. Ismays
  4. Ismayylly
  5. Ismehelaahera
  6. Ismene
  7. isms
  8. isms and schisms
  9. Ismāʿīlī
  10. Ismāʿīlīs
  11. isn't

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