Hymen (disambiguation)

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The hymen is a fold of mucous membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening.

Hymen may also refer to:

People

  • Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British pianist, conductor and composer
  • Hymen Lipman (1817–1893), American inventor
  • Hymen Marx (1925–2007), American herpetologist
  • Hymen B. Mintz (1909–1986), American politician
  • Slymenstra Hymen (born 1966), female dancer and occasional vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar

Other uses

  • Hymen (god), the god of marriage ceremonies in Greek mythology
  • Hymenoptera, an order of insects
  • Hymen Records, an imprint of the record label Ant-Zen, distributed by IRIS

See also

  • Hyman, a given name and surname
  • Hymen o Hymenee an 1889 painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna
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