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GirlGreekHistorical name

Lysithea

Λυσιθέα

From Greek λύσις (lysis), "a loosening, release", and θεά (thea), "goddess".

Meaning and origin

Lysithea appears only briefly in Greek mythology, counted among the many women loved by Zeus, with almost nothing surviving beyond her name and that connection, which suggests she was always a minor, little-told figure…

How to pronounce Lysithea

Greeklee-see-THEH-ah /lisiˈθea/

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