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noun

Leucŏthĕa

gen. Leucŏtheae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
and , , , = Λευκοθέη.
The name of Ino, daughter of Cadmus, after she was received among the sea-gods; afterwards confounded with the Italian goddess Matuta; Aurora •
The name of Ino, daughter of Cadmus, after she was received among the sea-gods; afterwards confounded with the Italian goddess Matuta: Leucotheë Graiis Matuta vocabare nostris, Ov. F. 6, 545; so, Leucothee (others Leucothea), id. M. 4, 542: Ino Leucothea nominata a Graecis; Matuta habetur a nostris, Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 3, 15, 39; 3, 19, 48.—In Stat. Th. 9, 402, identical with Aurora.—
Another name for
Another name for Leucosia, v. h. v.—
A fountain in the island of Samos
A fountain in the island of Samos, Plin. 5, 31, 37, § 135.
Perseus ID: n26383 Key: Leucothea