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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