Ianthe
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally “Purple/Violet Flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪˈænθi/
Proper noun
Ianthe
- (Greek mythology) One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
- (mythology) The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.
- (astronomy) 98 Ianthe, a main belt asteroid.
Translations
An Oceanid
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