torch of Hymen

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• (the) torch of Hymen —    copulation only within marriage    Hymen, the god of marriage, was depicted carrying a torch:     The torch of Hymen burns less brightly than of yore. (Mayhew, 1862 and has by now probably gone out) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Hymen — 1580s, Greek god of marriage, represented as a youth carrying a torch and a veil, perhaps etymologically the joiner, lit. the one who sews (two together); see HYMEN (Cf. hymen) …   Etymology dictionary

• Hymen — /ˈhaɪmən/ (say huymuhn) noun Greek Mythology the god of marriage, represented as a young man bearing a bridal torch …  

• Marriage — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Marriage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 marriage marriage matrimony wedlock union intermarriage miscegenation the bonds of marriage vinculum matrimonii nuptial tie GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 married state married state …   English dictionary for students

• George Rennie — Cupid kindling the torch of Hymen, (1831) George Rennie (1802 1860) George Rennie (* 1802 in East Lothian, Schottland; † 22. März 1860 in London, England), war Bildhauer, Politiker und Gouverneur der Falk …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• George Rennie (sculptor and politician) — George Rennie (1801 or 1802 ndash; 22 March 1860) was a Scottish sculptor and politician.Rennie was the son of George Rennie, agriculturist, of Phantassie, East Lothian, and nephew of John Rennie, the civil engineer. In early life he studied… …   Wikipedia

• Hymenaios — In Greek mythology, Hymenaios (also Hymenaeus , Hymenaues , or Hymen ; Ancient Greek: Polytonic|Ὑμέναιος) was a god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song. A hymenaios is also a genre of Greek lyric poetry sung during the procession of …   Wikipedia

• hy|men — «HY muhn», noun. the Greek god of marriage, represented as a young man carrying a torch and veil. ╂[< Latin Hymen < Greek Hym < hym membrane] hy|men1 «HY muhn», noun. a fold of mucous membrane extending partly across the opening into the …   Useful english dictionary

• Hy|men — «HY muhn», noun. the Greek god of marriage, represented as a young man carrying a torch and veil. ╂[< Latin Hymen < Greek Hym < hym membrane] hy|men1 «HY muhn», noun. a fold of mucous membrane extending partly across the opening into the …   Useful english dictionary

• Marie de' Medici cycle — The Marie de Medici Cycle is a series of twenty four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de Medici, wife of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Rubens received the commission in the autumn of 1621. After… …   Wikipedia

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