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Hymen or Hymenaeus , in Greek mythology, personification of marriage, represented as a beautiful youth carrying a bridal torch and wearing a veil.

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Hymen In Greek mythology, god of marriage. Son of Apollo, he is represented as a youth attending Aphrodite.

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Hymen originally a cry (Hymen Hymeniae) used at ancient Greek weddings, and understood (rightly or wrongly) as an invocation of a handsome young man of that name who had been happily married.

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