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In Greek mythology, Ianthe (Ancient Greek: Ἰάνθη Ianthê) or Janthe[1] was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2][3][4] Her name means ‘she who delights’,[5] or probably from ianthên 'heat' or ianthos 'violet'.

Mythology

Along with her sisters, Ianthe was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.[6]

Notes

  1. Hyginus, Fabulae Preface (Latin ed. Scheffero)
  2. Hesiod, Theogony 349
  3. Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. pp. 41. 
  4. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 188. ISBN 9780786471119. 
  5. Hesiod, Theogony 337-370, f.n. 1: "Goettling notes that most Oceanids are called after some quality which their streams possessed."
  6. Homeric Hymn to Demeter 418; Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 4.30.4

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