Metanira

or Met·a·nei·ra

[ met-uh-nahy-ruh ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.

Example Sentences

Detected one night by Metanira, she was compelled to reveal herself as Demeter, the goddess.

From Project Gutenberg

But Queen Metanira, as was very natural, had a great curiosity to know precisely what the nurse did to her child.

From Project Gutenberg