sea goddess Leucothea

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Sea goddess Leucothea is a benevolent marine deity from Greek mythology who aids shipwrecked sailors, originally the mortal princess Ino before her divine transformation.

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sea goddess Leucothea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deity in Greek mythology
marine deity
mortal child
mortal woman
mythological character
princess
sea god
sea goddess
afterlifeStatus immortal
appearsIn Homeric tradition
linked to: Homeric epics

Odyssey
associatedPlace sea near Scheria
associatedWith Palaemon
safe sea travel
causeOfTransformation divine intervention
characteristic benevolent
cultRegion Boeotia
Megara
coastal Greece
culture Greek mythology
domain sea
epithet White Goddess of the Sea
gender female
givenObject veil
givesObjectTo Odysseus
helpsCharacter Odysseus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
notableMyth rescue of Odysseus from shipwreck
opposedBy Hera
otherName Ino
White Goddess
parent Ino
parentOf Palaemon
persecutedBy Hera
relatedTo Dionysus
role helper of sailors in distress
nurse of Dionysus
protector of shipwrecked sailors
spouse Athamas
symbol veil
waves
title queen of Orchomenus
transformedFrom Ino
veilFunction protects from drowning
wasOriginally Ino
Melicertes
worshipedAs harbor protector

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Ino transformedInto sea goddess Leucothea