Iphianassa
[ if-ee-uh-nas-uh ]
/ ˌɪf i əˈnæs ə /
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noun
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Agamemnon, offered to Achilles as a wife if he would return to battle against the Trojans.
a daughter of Proetus and Antia who, with her sisters Iphinoë and Lysippe, was inflicted with madness for her irreverence toward the gods.
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How to use Iphianassa in a sentence
But he has three daughters in his well-built palace,--Chrysothemis, Laodice, and Iphianassa.