Leucŏthĕa
Leucŏthĕa, ae, and Leucŏthĕē, ēs, f., = Λευκοθέη. The name of Ino, daughter of Cadmus, after she was received among the sea-gods; afterwards confounded with the Italian goddess Matuta: Leucotheë Graiis Matuta vocabare nostris, Ov. F. 6, 545; so, Leucothee (others Leucothea), id. M. 4, 542: Ino Leucothea nominata a Graecis; Matuta habetur a nostris, Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 3, 15, 39; 3, 19, 48.—In Stat. Th. 9, 402, identical with Aurora.— Another name for Leucosia, v. h. v.— A fountain in the island of Samos, Plin. 5, 31, 37, § 135.
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Headword (normalized):
leucŏthĕa
Headword (normalized/stripped):
leucothea
Intro Text:
Leucŏthĕa, ae, and Leucŏthĕē, ēs, f., = Λευκοθέη. The name of Ino, daughter of Cadmus, after she was received among the sea-gods; afterwards confounded with the Italian goddess Matuta: Leucotheë Graiis Matuta vocabare nostris, Ov. F. 6, 545; so, Leucothee (others Leucothea), id. M. 4, 542: Ino Leucothea nominata a Graecis; Matuta habetur a nostris, Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 3, 15, 39; 3, 19, 48.—In Stat. Th. 9, 402, identical with Aurora.— Another name for Leucosia, v. h. v.— A fountain in the island of Samos, Plin. 5, 31, 37, § 135.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n26383
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