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2/19/2019, 6:05 PM SeaHorse15 could not find evidence of Ancient Greek usage
12/21/2017, 3:11 AM Frollein Gladys
12/21/2017, 3:08 AM Frollein Gladys
12/20/2017, 12:03 PM leoBeyene2002

Name Eryxene
Gender Feminine
Usage Theatre
Other Forms FormsErissena (Italian)
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Alteration of ERYXO used by Plutarch in his essay Virtues of Women, perhaps formed using the Greek element ξενος (xenos) "foreigner, guest". Eryxene or Erissena was later used for a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's Italian-language opera Cleofide (1731).
Added 12/20/2017 by leoBeyene2002