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Hymen (hī`mən) or Hymenaeus (hīmənē`əs), in Greek mythology, personification of marriage, represented as a beautiful youth carrying a bridal torch and wearing a veil.

Hymen

Greek god of marriage. He was usually thought to be a son of Apollo by one of the Muses, perhaps Calliope. Other accounts called him the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite. In Attic legend he was a beautiful youth who rescued a group of young women, including his beloved, from a gang of pirates. He obtained the girl in marriage, and their happy life was invoked in many wedding songs.


hymen
Anatomy a fold of mucous membrane that partly covers the entrance to the vagina and is usually ruptured when sexual intercourse takes place for the first time

hymen [′hī·mən]
(anatomy)
A mucous membrane partly closing off the vaginal orifice. Also known as maidenhead.


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] Trujillo se irritaba consigo mismo, y en varias ocasiones llego hasta romper el himen de una que otra muchacha, utilizando el dedo mayor de su mano derecha.
Limited to benign smiles and a wee rub of the head every time I passed himen route to change the video.
 
 
 
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