Evadne
[ih-vad-nee]
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noun Classical Mythology.
the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus.
Compare Amphinome.
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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
"Then I will climb up hither and bring you the fruits," said Evadne.
Evadne gathered them, and reunited they formed the lyre of Apollo.
And then from long habit, he glanced at Evadne's empty place.
"Persons Unknown"Virginia Tracy
They led to the likeness of his Evadne, of his dear Heroine.
"Persons Unknown"Virginia Tracy