HESIONE

Meaning of HESIONE in English

[Greek heroic] The daughter of Laomedon, king of Troy. To pacify Poseidon, Hesione was to be sacrificed to a sea monster that the god had sent to the lands surrounding Troy. The monster was killed by Heracles and the girl was spared.

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HESIONE — hə̇ˈsīə(ˌ)nē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Hesione, Trojan princess of Greek mythology saved from a monster by Hercules, …
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