In Greek mythology, Leucothoe (The name comes from two Greek words — leukos (λευκός), meaning "white" or "bright" and thoos (θοός), meaning "quick", "swift", or "rapid"., ), also called Leucothea (; The name is derived from the Greek words from leukós, meaning "white", and theā, meaning "goddess"., ), may refer to the following figures:
Leucothoe, the Nereid of the sea's brine and one of the fifty marine-nymph daughters of the Old Man of the Sea Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.Parada, s.v. Lecothoe 1Hyginus, Fabulae Preface Leucothea or Leucothoe, name of Ino after becoming a sea-deity.Parada, s.v. Lecothoe 3Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.542; Propertius, Elegies 2.26A.10 Leucothoe, a daughter of Orchamus loved by Helios.Parada, s.v. Lecothoe 2Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.190 ff.
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