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 • Feb. 25, 2022

Ms. Tyzack’s final stage role was Oenone, the elderly nurse to the queen, in Nicholas Hytner’s 2009 production of “Phèdre” at the National Theater in London, which starred Helen Mirren.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2011

Before, space was so tight that Millet's Oenone hung in a rack in the basement � which, considering its slick blah-ness, was not a bad idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first acquisition of the Detroit Institute of Arts was a $2,500 mythological oil called Reading the Story of Oenone, an object lesson in severe academia by U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he fell Paris begged to be carried to Oenone, the nymph he had lived with on Mount Ida before the three goddesses came to him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton