Evadne

[ ih-vad-nee ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
2. a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus.

Example Sentences

He played Dr Evadne Hinge in the duo, who were well known in the 1970s and 1980s with TV shows on the BBC and a radio programmes on BBC Radio 2.

From BBC

“Please help us,” said Evadne Pellew-Fomundam — a 70-year-old who lives in Ann’s Grove, one of Guyana’s poorest communities — to the country’s prime minister and other officials who organized the meeting to hear people’s concerns and boost their party’s image ahead of municipal elections.

From Seattle Times

It was Evadne, the wife of Capaneus.

From Literature

Evadne Gray and her younger sister Dorina travel to London to stay with their uncle, Basil Hallward.

From The Verge

Evadne would rather focus on fencing, while Dorina grieves for a deceased lover.

From The Verge