Evadne

Evadne

In Greek mythology, Evadne (Greek: Εὐάδνη) was a name attributed to two individuals.

*A daughter of Poseidon and mother of Iamus by Apollo. She was ashamed of her pregnancy and exposed the child to the elements. He survived and founded the Iamidae, a family of priests from Olympia.

*A daughter of Iphis and wife of Capaneus, with whom she gave birth to Sthenelus. Her husband was killed by a lightning bolt at the siege of Thebes and she threw herself on his funeral pyre and died. [Virgil. "Aeneid". Book VI, 447.]

Popular culture

* In the 1970s Wonder Woman television series, Wonder Woman was shown to have had a cousin named Evadne played by actress Dorrie Thomson who competed in the contest for the title to become Wonder Woman.

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  • EVADNE — Martis filia, ex Thebe uxore Asopi, et coniux Capanei, quem incredibili amore dilexit. Itaque cum audivisset illum apud Thebas fulmine periisse, fere in stuporem diriguit, deinde cum celebratetur funus, se in rogum proiecit. Ovid. de Evadne, Amor …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Evadne — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En la mitología griega Evadne es el nombre de dos personajes: Una hija de Poseidón y madre de Yamo con Apolo. Estuvo tan avergonzada de su embarazo que dejó al niño abandonado a los elementos. Yamo sobrevivió y fundó …   Wikipedia Español

  • Evadne [3] — EVADNE, es, (⇒ Tab. XIX.) des Philax, Hygin. Fab. 243. & 256. oder vielmehr Iphis Tochter. Apollod. lib. III. c. 7. §. 2. Sie hieß anfänglich Janira, bekam aber hernach διὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἔδνων, oder der Menge der Brautgeschenke, die sie erhielt,… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Evadne — f English: from a Greek personal name composed of the element eu well, good + another element that is of uncertain meaning. It was borne by a minor figure in classical legend who threw herself on to the funeral pyre of her husband, and was… …   First names dictionary

  • Evadne — (Euadne), s. Kapaneus …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Evadne — EVADNE, es, Gr. Ἐυάδνη, ης, (⇒ Tab. XVIII.) Strymons und der Neära Tochter, welche Argus heurathete, und mit ihr den Jasus, Piranthus, Epidaurus und Kriasus zeugete. Apollod. lib. II. c. 1. §. 2 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Evadne [1] — EVADNE, es, (⇒ Tab. XI.) Neptuns Tochter, welche er mit der Lena, Hygin. Fab. 157. oder vielmehr der Pitane, zeugete. Schol. Pind. ap Muncker. ad Hyg. l. c. Ihr Pflegevater war Aevitus, Fürst in Arkadien, welcher sehr unwillig darüber wurde, daß… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Evadne [2] — EVADNE, es, (⇒ Tab. XXV.) eine von des Pelias Töchtern, welche Jason an den Kanas, König der Phocenser, verheurathete. Diod. Sic. lib. IV. c. 54. p. 178 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Evadne Price — (1896/1901 1985) (pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith) was a British freelance journalist, columnist, author, playwright, actor, television presenter, screenwriter, and astrologer. She is well remembered for her serialized romance novels under her Helen… …   Wikipedia

  • Evadne — /i vad nee/, n. Class. Myth. 1. the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre. 2. a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus. Cf. Amphinome. * * * …   Universalium

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