Phaethusa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A daughter of Helios and Neaera, the personification of the brilliant, blinding rays of the sun. With her sister, Lampetia, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia.

Word forms

Phaethusa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φαέθουσα (Phaéthousa, literally “radiance”).

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