Ismene

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/ɪzˈmiːni/

proper noun

A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.

OriginAncient Greek Ἰσμήνη →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    1. Greekhuman sciencesA daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.

      Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.

      2012, André Lardinois, “5: Antigone”, in Kirk Ormand, editor, A Companion to Sophocles, Wiley-Blackwell, page 65
    2. Greekhuman sciencesA daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
  2. astronomyThe main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἸσμήνη
  2. EnglishIsmene

From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).

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APA

Ismene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismene

MLA

“Ismene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ismene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismene.

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