Oenone

[ ee-noh-nee ]

/ iˈnoʊ ni /

a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.

Example sentences from the Web for oenone

When he found himself dying of his wounds, he fled to Oenone for help, but died just as he came into her presence.

Lives of Girls Who Became Famous |Sarah Knowles Bolton
Like Oenone, she prays the mountain to hear her, and implores Cupid to fire his heart anew.

A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs |Hubert G. Shearin
Turn from this to some parallel poem in English literature, such as Oenone or Tithonus.

The Legacy of Greece |Various
And yet in that there is the punishment of the old nurse Oenone, who commits the atrocious crime of accusing an innocent person.

My Double Life |Sarah Bernhardt

He tried in vain to construe Oenone, and to make sense of Lamia.

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray

Oenone

/ (iːˈnəʊnɪ) /

Greek myth a nymph of Mount Ida, whose lover Paris left her for Helen