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Melinoe.

An obscure figure, a daughter of Persephone and Zeus, or a daughter of Hades and Persephone, represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness.

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name/ˌmɛ.lɪˈnəʊ.i/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɛ.lɪˈnoʊ.i/General-American
  1. An obscure figure, a daughter of Persephone and Zeus, or a daughter of Hades and Persephone, represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness.

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From Ancient Greek Μηλινόη (Mēlinóē).

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