Oenone

[ ee-noh-nee ]

nounClassical Mythology.

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

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How to use Oenone in a sentence

And feeling more Oenone-ish than ever, I went back and lay down again.
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When he found himself dying of his wounds, he fled to Oenone for help, but died just as he came into her presence.
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He tried in vain to construe Oenone, and to make sense of Lamia.
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Like Oenone, she prays the mountain to hear her, and implores Cupid to fire his heart anew.
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Turn from this to some parallel poem in English literature, such as Oenone or Tithonus.
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British Dictionary definitions for Oenone

Oenone

/ (iːˈnəʊnɪ) /

noun

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

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