Hesione
Britishnoun
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I myself would have fallen before his wrath, had not my sister, fair Hesione, pleaded for my life.
From Hero Tales by James Baldwin
Hesione knows nothing about me: she hasn't the least notion of the sort of person I am, and never will.
From Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw
These steeds, my father promised to give to Hercules if he would save Hesione.
From Hero Tales by James Baldwin
But an oracle declared that a virgin of noble blood must be surrendered to him, and the lot fell upon Hesione, daughter of Laomedon himself.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by John Rudd
Hercules rescues his daughter Hesione, when fastened to a rock, and his companion Telamon receives her as his wife; while his brother Peleus marries the sea Goddess, Thetis.
From The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
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