Evadne
[ih-vad-nee]
- the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
- a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus.
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Then Aipytos asked of all who dwelt in his house to tell him where he might find the son of Evadne.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy
Evadne gathered them, and reunited they formed the lyre of Apollo.
"Then I will climb up hither and bring you the fruits," said Evadne.
They led to the likeness of his Evadne, of his dear Heroine.
"Persons Unknown"Virginia Tracy
Even if he had lost heart for that taxi-ride up the river with Evadne!
"Persons Unknown"Virginia Tracy