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In Greek antiquity, Hermione (/ h ɜːr ˈ m aɪ. ə n i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἑρμιόνη [hermi.ónɛː]) was the daughter of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and his wife, Helen of Troy. [2] Prior to the Trojan War , Hermione had been betrothed by Tyndareus , her grandfather, [ 3 ] to her cousin Orestes , son of her uncle, Agamemnon .
He married Hyrmine, sister of Alector, and gave his daughter Diogeneia in marriage to Alector. [2] His sons with Hyrmine were Augeas, [3] Actor [4] and Tiphys, [5] all three were Argonauts. [6] Phorbas was said to have been a lover of Apollo. [7] [failed verification]
Hermione (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμιόνη [hermi.ónɛː]) is a feminine given name derived from the Greek messenger god Hermes. Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology . It was also the name of an early Christian martyr, Hermione of Ephesus , and of a character in William Shakespeare ’s play The Winter's Tale . [ 2 ]
Hermione most commonly refers to: Hermione (given name) , a female given name Hermione (mythology) , only daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology and original bearer of the name
Clinging to the altar of the sea-goddess Thetis for sanctuary, Andromache delivers the play's prologue, in which she mourns her misfortune (the destruction of Troy, the deaths of her husband Hector and their child Astyanax, and her enslavement to Neoptolemos) and her persecution at the hands of Neoptolemos' new wife Hermione and her father Menelaus, King of Sparta.
In Greek mythology, Nicostratus (Ancient Greek: Νικόστρατος) [1] is a son of Menelaus, king of Mycenaean Sparta. [2] He was known to Hesiod and epic poet Cinaethon. [3] His name means 'Victorious Army' and suggests that his birth came after the Trojan War. [4]
In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (/ ˌ n iː ə p ˈ t ɒ l ɪ m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος, romanized: Neoptólemos, lit. 'new warrior'), originally called Pyrrhus at birth ( / ˈ p ɪ r ə s / ; Πύρρος , Pýrrhos , 'red'), was the son of the mythical warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia , and the brother of ...
Prince Florizel, the prince of Bohemia, falls in love with her and plans to marry her. [6] His father, however, disapproves of the marriage and threatens the couple, so they flee to Sicilia with the help of Camillo. [3] Prince Florizel disguises himself as a merchant in order to be able to see Perdita.