Evadne
Americannoun
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the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
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a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus.
Example Sentences
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"Did we know it was going to be an amazing, international hit? No - we had no idea," chorister Evadne Anderson said.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
He played Dr Evadne Hinge in the duo, who were well known in the 1970s and 1980s with TV shows on the BBC and a radio programmes on BBC Radio 2.
From BBC • May 21, 2023
And Smith’s brash but vulnerable Evadne is compelling, particularly in scenes that show her squaring off against men.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2016
Evadne reposed on the steps of the temple, and fixedly gazed upon the god.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
Look yonder, child of Evadne, where the white stream of Alpheios winds its way gently to the sea.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
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