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Hesione

British  
/ hɪˈsaɪənɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth daughter of King Laomedon, rescued by Hercules from a sea monster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There is a blessing on your beauty, Hesione.

From Heartbreak House by Shaw, Bernard

For I remember that Priam on his way to visit his sister Hesione in Greece, also visited my country, Arcadia.

From Story of Aeneas by Clarke, Michael

Telamon was the king of Salamis, to whom, as has been told, Hercules gave Laomedon's daughter, Hesione.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael

Who so prompt as Hercules to fly to the rescue of Hesione?

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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 Rudd, John

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