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Hermiʹone (4 syl.)

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Wife of Leontēs, King of Silicia. Being suspected of infidelity, she was thrown into jail, swooned, and was reported to be dead. She was kept concealed till her infant Perʹdita was of marriageable age, when Leontēs discovered his mistake, and was reconciled to his wife. (Shakespeare: Winter’s Tale.)

 

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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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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
Heroic Medicines

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Hermi`one