Hyrnetho

Family: Temenid · Role: daughter of Temenus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 19

In Book 2, Chapter 19, Temenus gave his daughter Hyrnetho in marriage to Deiphontes, whom he loved “more than all his children.” After Temenus’s death, Hyrnetho and Deiphontes opposed Temenus’s sons, including Cisus, in a political split; the army favored them over Cisus and his brothers.

In Book 2, Chapter 28, Cerynes and Phalces, Hyrnetho’s brothers, took her against her will. She rejected their marriage proposal and affirmed that Deiphontes was acceptable to her as a husband. As Phalces resisted Deiphontes, he pulled Hyrnetho too violently and killed her; she was pregnant. Deiphontes and their children—Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeus and Orsobia—buried her at Hyrnethium and built a chapel in her memory.

Relationship record

Life events

• Temenus gave Hyrnetho in marriage to Deiphontes.(Book 2 · Chapter 19)
  • With: Temenus Deiphontes
  • “and gave him as wife his daughter Hyrnetho whom he loved more than all his children”
• A political split began when Deiphontes and Hyrnetho opposed Temenus’s sons, while the army favored them.(Book 2 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Epidauria)
  • With: Temenus Deiphontes Cisus
  • “For there was a split among the Argives at the death of Temenus, Deiphontes and Hyrnetho being hostile to the sons of Temenus”
• Cerynes and Phalces abduct Hyrnetho against her will.(Book 2 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Epidaurus)
  • With: Cerynes Phalces
  • “And they made no reply to her, but took hold of her, put her into the travelling carriage, and drove off.”
• Hyrnetho refuses their marriage proposal and affirms Deiphontes as her husband.(Book 2 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Epidaurus)
  • With: Deiphontes Cerynes Phalces
  • “And Hyrnetho vexed at their words gave them back as good as they brought, and said that Deiphontes was acceptable to her as a husband”
• Phalces accidentally kills Hyrnetho while resisting Deiphontes.(Book 2 · Chapter 28)
  • With: Phalces
  • “but Phalces resisting and pulling Hyrnetho too violently killed her, for she was pregnant.”
• Deiphontes and his children bury Hyrnetho and establish a chapel honoring her.(Book 2 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Hyrnethium)
  • With: Deiphontes Antimenes Xanthippus (son of Deiphontes) Argeus Orsobia
  • “And they built a chapel to her memory and paid her other honours”

Book 2 · Chapter 19

• parent: Temenus (Hyrnetho is Temenus's daughter.) “and gave him as wife his daughter Hyrnetho whom he loved more than all his children”
• married with Deiphontes (Temenus gave Hyrnetho as wife to Deiphontes.) “and gave him as wife his daughter Hyrnetho whom he loved more than all his children”