In Greek mythology, there were two people named Evadne. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ...
A daughter of Poseidon and mother of Iamus by Apollo. She was ashamed of her pregnancy and exposed the child to the elements. He survived and founded the Iamidae, a family of priests from Olympia.
A daughter of Iphis and wife of Capaneus, with whom she gave birth to Sthenelus. Her husband was killed by a lightning bolt at the siege of Thebes and she threw herself on his funeral pyre and died. (Virgil VI, 447.)
Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... In Greek mythology, Evadne was a daughter of Poseidon and mother of Iamus by Apollo. ... For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation). ... A pregnant woman near the end of her term Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ... . ... Olympia among the principal Greek sanctuaries Olympia (Greek: OlympÃa or Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... Isis changing the sex of Iphis. ... In Greek mythology, Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. ... In Greek mythology, Sthenelus refers to four different people. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Επτά επί Θήβας The Seven Against Thebes is a mythic narrative that finds its classic statement in the play by Aeschylus (467 BCE) concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices and the army of Thebes headed by Eteocles and his supporters, traditional Theban... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a classical Roman poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the substantially completed Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became...
In popular culture
In the 1970s Wonder Woman television series Wonder Woman was shown to have had a cousin named Evadne played by actress Dorrie Thomson who competed in the Contest for the title to become Wonder Woman.
Evadne locates Harkan Batt, who provides the Investigators with his footage of the disaster -- including proof that while the Doctor was risking his life to save the G-Lock, Metcalfe was cowering away in hiding, leaving the tourists to their fate.
Evadne, who doesn't like her job or her employers, agrees to help Romana break into the necroport, especially when Romana promises her a spaceship for her troubles.
The Doctor is reunited with Romana and Evadne, who were hiding in ERIC's computer bay, but the necroport is then activated, killing Nyanna as it uses her as a medium to channel the 218 tourists into the afterlife.
With this in view, he persuades Vicentio that Evadnê is the king’s fille d’amour, and that she marries him merely as a flimsy cloak, but he adds, “Never mind, it will make your fortune.” The proud Neapolitan is disgusted, and flings off Evadnê as a viper.
The king goes to the banquet, and Evadnê shows him the statues of the Colonna family, and amongst them one of her own father, who at the battle of Milan had saved the king’s life by his own.
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