Hymen (god)
In Greek mythology, Hymen (Ancient Greek: Ὑμήν) was a god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song. Related to the god's name, a hymenaios is a genre of Greek lyric poetry sung during the procession of the bride to the groom's house in which the god is addressed, in contrast to the Epithalamium, which was sung at the nuptial threshold. The god is also sometimes called Hymenaios by metonym.
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Famous quotes containing the word hymen:
“Wedding is great Junos crown,
O blessed bond of board and bed!
Tis Hymen peoples every town,
High wedlock then be honorèd.
Honor, high honor, and renown
To Hymen, god of every town!”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)