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Ismene
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Translingual
thumb|Ismene amancaes species
Etymology
From mul grc Ἰσμήνη sister of Antigone; see
Proper noun
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genus family Amaryllidaceae Peruvian daffodils, native to Peru and Ecuador but widely cultivated elsewhere for their flowers
genus family Crambidae a single species of moth, endemic to Egypt
Hyponyms
genus of Amaryllidaceae Ismene amancaes species - type species; Ismene hawkesii species, Ismene longipetala species, Ismene morrisonii species, Ismene pedunculata species, Ismene ringens species, Ismene sublimis species, Ismene vargasii species - other species
Ismene × deflexa species, Ismene × spofforthiae species nothospecies
genus of Crambidae Ismene pelusia species - sole species
References
plant
Ismene (plant) Ismene (plant)
Ismene (Amaryllidaceae) Ismene (Amaryllidaceae) includes links to invalid namings and a renamed genus
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moth
Ismene (moth) Ismene (moth)
Ismene (Crambinae) Ismene (Crambinae)
Ismene (Crambidae) Ismene (Crambidae)
mul Amaryllis family plants
English
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Etymology
From en grc Ἰσμήνη.
Pronunciation
en /ɪzˈmiːni/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ismene.wav US
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
en Greek mythology A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
en 2012 André Lardinois 5: Antigone Kirk Ormand A Companion to Sophocles Wiley-Blackwell https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_15WZC4D8FkC&pg=PA65&dq=%22Ismene%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9lIea86DfAhUF448KHVA9AZgQ6AEIhQEwEA#v=onepage&q=%22Ismene%22&f=false 65 Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.
en Greek mythology A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
en astronomy The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.
Usage notes
daughter of Oedipus
Appears as a character in several plays by Sophocles, as well as Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes.
daughter of Asopus
Named in the Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus) Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus.
Further reading
Ismene (daughter of Asopus)
190 Ismene
Anagrams
en eeimns Semien imenes
Latin
Etymology
la Ismēnē :bor grc:Ἰσμήνη + 1
Pronunciation
ismēnē
Proper noun
Ismēnē<1>
en Ismene daughter and half-sister of Oedipus and sister of Antigone
en Ismene daughter of Asopus
Declension
Ismēnē<1>
References