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Leucothea

American  
[loo-koth-ee-uh] / luˈkɒθ i ə /
Or Leukothea

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.


Etymology

Origin of Leucothea

< Greek: literally, the white goddess

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Leucothea is one for four and finished eighth in the Del Mar Debutante.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2019

Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. was unseated by 2-year-old filly Leucothea in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes.

From Washington Times Sep. 28, 2019

Others jumped out of the way as Leucothea continued running most of the way around the track.

From Washington Times Sep. 28, 2019

All the horses and jockeys returned home safely, but there was a scary moment in the Chandelier when Leucothea lost her jockey, Norberto Arroyo Jr., out of the gate.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2019

Leucothea and her son Palaemon, once mortals, became divinities of the sea, as did also Glaucus, but all three were unimportant.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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