Metanira

or Met·a·nei·ra

[ met-uh-nahy-ruh ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈnaɪ rə /

noun Classical Mythology.

queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.

Example sentences from the Web for metanira

  • Detected one night by Metanira, she was compelled to reveal herself as Demeter, the goddess.

    The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites |Dudley Wright

  • But Queen Metanira, as was very natural, had a great curiosity to know precisely what the nurse did to her child.

    Tanglewood Tales |Nathaniel Hawthorne