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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Example Sentences

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 Rosse, Irving C. (Irving Collins)

Erigone was gone in the night, and Fabia went to her chamber.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

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 Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

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 Camões, Luís de

In commemoration of the fate of Erigone, daughter of Ikarios, a festival had been ordained at Athens at which the maidens indulged in the joys of the swing.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)