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Herʹmia

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Daughter of Egēus, who betrothed her to Demeʹtrius; but she refused to marry him, as she was in love with Lysander. (Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Hermæ
Hermaphrodite
Hermegyld or Hermyngyld
Hermensul or Ermensul
Hermes
Hermetic Art
Hermetic Books
Hermetic Philosophy
Hermetic Powder
Hermetically Sealed
Hermia
Hermione
Hermit (The English)
Hermit
Hermite
Hermoth or Hermod
Hero
Hero and Leander
Hero Children
Heroes scratched off Church-doors
Heroic Age