Ianthe
Ἰάνθη
From Greek ἴον (ion), "violet", and ἄνθος (anthos), "flower": together, "violet flower".
Meaning and origin
Ianthe belongs to Greek mythology, where more than one figure carries it: Hesiod's Theogony counts her among the many daughters of the sea god Oceanus and his wife Tethys, and the Roman poet Ovid gives the same name to…
How to pronounce Ianthe
| Greek | ee-AHN-thee /iˈanθi/ |
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