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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.
Helen and Menelaus had a daughter, Hermione. Hesiod says she was "a child unlooked for". [ 22 ] Different sources say she was also the mother of one or more sons, named Aethiolas , Nicostratus , Megapenthes and Pleisthenes .
Meyer's latest work published is Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy, published October 2013. Her previous published work was The True Adventures of Charley Darwin, focusing on the life of Charles Darwin, quite a leap from her usual subjects, for she has gone from royalty, to European artists, and now to scientists.
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; Hermione Granger, a character in Harry Potter; Hermione may also refer to:
She accompanies Helen to Troy in the place of Helen's daughter Hermione and becomes the sole protector of Helen's infant son, Pleisthenes. Menelaus - The king of Sparta and brother to King Agamemnon, who married Helen's sister Clytemnestra. He loves his children dearly and cares for Anaxandra as his own, which further increases Helen's ...
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Home Town star Erin Napier‘s daughter Helen is recovering after having her leg rebroken by doctors following a frightening accident earlier this month. Take That! Celeb Moms Clap Back at ...
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 ]