Hesione
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Oh, how can you remind me of him, Hesione?
From Heartbreak House by Shaw, Bernard
He beheld Thy rock, Hesione; the hidden grove, Anchises' nuptial chamber; and the cave Where sat the arbiter; the spot from which Was snatched the beauteous youth; the mountain lawn Where played Oenone.
From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
Who so prompt as Hercules to fly to the rescue of Hesione?
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Still advised by Venus, Paris soon expressed a desire to sail for Greece, under the pretext of rescuing Hesione, his father’s sister, whom Hercules had carried off, after besieging Troy.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
Hesione also prevailed upon Hercules to restore Priam to his right as heir to his father's throne, and so he became king of Troy.
From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael
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