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Leucothea

or Leu·koth·e·a

[ loo-koth-ee-uh ]

/ luˈkɒθ i ə /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Origin of Leucothea

<Greek: literally, the white goddess

Words nearby Leucothea

leucoplast, leucopoiesis, leucorrhea, leucorrhoea, leucosis, Leucothea, leucothoe, leucotome, leucotomy, leucovorin, Leuctra

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Example sentences from the Web for Leucothea

If he girded himself with the consecrated veil of Leucothea, the Goddess of the calm, Neptune himself in wrath could not sink him.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
Ino Leucothea, Ino the white Goddess, beholds him with pity in his extremity—she was once mortal herself but now is divine.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
Two other minor deities of the sea were Leucothea and Palmon.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
When he was in this plight, Ino daughter of Cadmus, also called Leucothea, saw him.
The Odyssey|Homer

Leucothea was originally a mortal named Ino, daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

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