Evadne

In Greek mythology, Evadne (Εὐάδνη) was a name attributed to two individuals:
 * 1) A daughter of Poseidon and mother of Iamus by Apollo. She was ashamed of her pregnancy and exposed the child to the elements.  He survived and founded the Iamidae, a family of priests from Olympia.
 * 2) A daughter of Iphis and wife of Capaneus, with whom she gave birth to Sthenelus. Her husband was killed by a lightning bolt at the siege of Thebes and she threw herself on his funeral pyre and died.

Popular culture

 * In the 1970s Wonder Woman television series, Wonder Woman was shown to have had a cousin named Evadne played by actress Dorrie Thomson who competed in the contest for the title to become Wonder Woman.
 * Dr Evadne Hinge was half of the musical duo Hinge and Bracket.