Oenone

American  

[ee-noh-nee] / iˈnoʊ ni /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.

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Oenone British  

/ iːˈnəʊnɪ /

noun

1. Greek myth a nymph of Mount Ida, whose lover Paris left her for Helen

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Example Sentences

Natural phenomena assume novel configurations in the work of Oenone Hammersley and Darren Smith, two local artists exhibiting together at the Athenaeum.

From Washington Post

Phèdre departs with Hippolyte, who hides the truth out of filial respect, leaving Phèdre’s confidante, Oenone, to insinuate to the devastated Thésée that Hippolyte did indeed seek to harm Phèdre.

From New York Times

When Oenone, a mountain nymph in love with Paris, talks about scratching off her makeup in fury at seeing him with Helen, Ovid hasn't forgotten that nymphs don't wear makeup.

From The Guardian

Hither came at noon Mournful Oenone, wandering forlorn15 Of Paris, once her playmate on the hills.

From Project Gutenberg

Tennyson.—The passage from Oenone and the idyll from The Princess are given here because their imagery was inspired by the Pyrenees, which the poet repeatedly visited, first of all in 1830 with Hallam, intending to aid in the Spanish revolt against Ferdinand VII.

From Project Gutenberg