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OENONE , in Greek legend, daughter of the river-god Kebren and wife of Paris. Possessing the gift
husband
Greece
rape of Helen and the Trojan War. Just before the capture of the city, Paris, wounded by Philoctetes with one of the arrows of Heracles, sought. the aid of the deserted Oenone, who had told him that she alone could heal him if wounded. Indignant at his faithlessness, she refused to help him, and Paris returned to Troy and died of his wound. Oenone soon repented and hastened after him, but finding that she was too late
body
Ovid (Heroides, 5) gives a pathetic description of Oenone's grief when she found herself deserted.End of Article: OENONE If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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