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. (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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