Ianthe

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally purple/violet flower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪˈænθi/

Proper noun

Ianthe

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
  2. (Greek mythology) The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.
  3. (astronomy) 98 Ianthe, a main belt asteroid.

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