"Hymen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Hymēn, from Ancient Greek Ῡ̔μήν (Hūmḗn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Hymēn}} Latin Hymēn, {{der|en|grc|Ῡ̔μήν}} Ancient Greek Ῡ̔μήν (Hūmḗn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hymen
  1. (Greek mythology) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies. Wikipedia link: Hymenaios Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Related terms: hymen, hymeneal, hymenean Translations (Greek god of marriage): Hymen [masculine] (Czech), Hymen (Finnish), Hymen [masculine] (Polish), Himeneu [masculine] (Portuguese), Гимене́й (Gimenéj) [feminine] (Russian)
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