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–noun Classical Mythology.
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
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Oenone, in Greek mythology, nymph skilled in the art of healing. Paris loved her but later deserted her for Helen. Oenone, in revenge, sent their son, Corythus, to guide the Greeks to Troy. When Paris lay mortally wounded, he asked her to heal him but she refused. After learning of his death, she committed suicide. 
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