Erigone

American  

[ih-rig-uh-nee] / ɪˈrɪg əˌni /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.

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Erigone

Erigone handed to her rings, earrings, and bracelet.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Felix Dahn

The faithful dog of Erigone, however, that died mad with grief for the death of his mistress, has the best title to preside over the dog-days.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

Icarius was changed into the star Bootes, Erigone took the sign of the Virgin, and Mera that of the Dog-star.

From Heathen Mythology by Various

The spider, it appears, is an "undescribed species of Erigone," and the larvæ are probably lepidopterous.

From The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants by Irving C. (Irving Collins) Rosse

There are traces in Greek mythology of pre-Hellenic myths about dying harvest deities, like Hyakinthos and Erigone, for instance, who appear to have been mourned for.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie