Hemĭthe a

, a daughter of Cycnus and Proclea. She was so attached to her brother Tenes, that she refused to abandon him when his father Cycnus exposed him on the sea. They were carried by the wind to Tenedos, where Hem i the a long enjoyed tranquillity, till Achilles, captivated by her charms, offered her violence. She was rescued from his embrace by her brother Tenes, who was instantly slaughtered by the offended hero. Hem i the a could not have been rescued from the attempts of Achilles, had not the earth opened and swallowed her, after she had fervently entreated the a istance of the gods. See: Tenes . Pausanias , bk. 10 , ch. 14 .— Diodorus , bk. 4 .