Hypermnestra

Translation of "hypermnestra" into Russian

Proper noun

hypermnestra

hypermnestras

Hypermnestra

Hypermnestras

Personal name from Greek mythology; functions as a proper noun.

Hypermnestra was one of the Danaides in Greek mythology.

Гипермнестра была одной из Данаид в греческой мифологии.

Proper noun

In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra is one of the Danaïdes, the fifty daughters of Danaus, noted for sparing her husband Lynceus on their wedding night.

Unlike her sisters, Hypermnestra refused to kill her husband and thus became a symbol of marital fidelity.