Definition of Himen
Hymen, in the Greek mythology the God of Marriage, son of Apollo,
and one of the Muses, represented as a boy with wings; originally a
nuptial song sung at the departure of the bride from her parental home.
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Hy"men (?), n. [Gr. &?; skin,
membrane.] (Anat.) A fold of muscous membrane often found
at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal membrane.
Hy"men, n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.]
1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity;
according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others,
of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over
nuptial solemnities.
Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour,
There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower.
Campbell.
2. Marriage; union as if by
marriage.
Hymen of element and race.
Emerson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) A mucous membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
Hymen- (Greek mythology) The god of marriage.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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