Leucothea

or Leu·koth·e·a

[ loo-koth-ee-uh ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Leucothea¹

< Greek: literally, the white goddess

Example Sentences

If he girded himself with the consecrated veil of Leucothea, the Goddess of the calm, Neptune himself in wrath could not sink him.

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Ino Leucothea, Ino the white Goddess, beholds him with pity in his extremity—she was once mortal herself but now is divine.

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Two other minor deities of the sea were Leucothea and Palmon.

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When he was in this plight, Ino daughter of Cadmus, also called Leucothea, saw him.

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Leucothea was originally a mortal named Ino, daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes.

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