Dynamene

In Greek mythology, Dynamene /dɪˈnæmɪniː, daɪ-/ (Ancient Greek: Δυναμένη) was a Nereid or sea-nymph, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. Her name, a participle, means "she who can, the capable one." She, along with her sister Pherusa, was associated with the might and power of great ocean swells. She is mentioned in Homer's Iliad,[1] and Hesiod's Theogony.[2]

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Aquatic deities

Dynamene is also the name of the beautiful widow in Christopher Fry's 1946 comedy A Phoenix Too Frequent, a character and plot derived from Petronius. After the premature death of her husband Virilius, Dynamene along with her maid Doto proposes to starve herself to death and follow him to Hades. They are rudely interrupted from their purpose by the handsome soldier Tegeus who is meant to be guarding six dead bodies outside. With Tegeus's charm and adoration Dynamene is able to save herself from an untimely fate.[3]

References
  1. Lempriere, John. Bibliotheca classica; or, A classical dictionary, p. 257
  2. Hesiod. Theogony ll. 240-264. Retrieved 4 October 2020
  3. "Mercury Theatre: Two Plays by Poets", The Times, 26 April 1946, p. 6; and "The Mercury: Plays by Poets", The Stage, 2 May 1946, p. 7


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