In Greek mythology, Ianthe () or JantheHyginus, Fabulae Preface (Latin ed. Scheffero) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.Hesiod, Theogony 349 & 362–366 Her name means "she who delights",Hesiod, Theogony 337-370, f.n. 1: "Goettling notes that most Oceanids are called after some quality which their streams possessed." or probably from ianthên (heat) or ianthos (violet).
Mythology Along with her sisters, Ianthe was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.Homeric Hymn to Demeter 418; Pausanias, 4.30.4
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