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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

Greekee-AHN-thee /iˈanθi/

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