Oenone


Oe·no·ne

noun \ē-ˈnō-nē\

Definition of OENONE

: a nymph who is abandoned by her husband Paris for Helen of Troy

Origin of OENONE

Latin, from Greek Oinōnē
First Known Use: 1566

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