Ινώ

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Ινώ is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban queen and daughter of Cadmus who became the sea goddess Leucothea after a tragic fate.

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Ινώ canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological figure
queen in Greek mythology
sea goddess
afterlifeForm marine divinity
appearsIn Homeric tradition
linked to: Homeric epics

Odyssey
associatedWithCity Θήβα
associatedWithDomain sea
became Λευκοθέα
causeOfTransformation madness and leap into the sea
causes plot against Phrixus and Helle
childOf Harmonia
Κάδμος
cultPlace coastal sanctuaries in Greece
cultTitle Leucothea
culture Ancient Greek religion
deathCause suicide by leaping into the sea with Melicertes
drivesToMadness Αθάμας
gender female
givenObject veil that protects from drowning
givesObjectTo Odysseus
hasGreekName Ἰνώ
hasRelative Dionysus
hasRomanEquivalent Leucothea
hasSymbol veil
helps shipwrecked sailors
involvedInMyth myth of the Golden Fleece
mentionedBy Apollodorus
Homer
Ovid
motherOf Λέαρχος
Μελικέρτης
mythologicalCycle Theban cycle
mythologicalRole protector of sailors
nameInLatin Ino
nameInRomanTradition Leucothea
persecutedBy Ἥρα
linked to: Hera
rescues Odysseus
roleWithDionysus nurse of infant Dionysus in some traditions
siblingOf Αγαύη
Αυτόνοη
Πολύδωρος
Σεμέλη
spouseOf Αθάμας
stepmotherOf Έλλη
linked to: Ellin

Φρίξος
transformedInto sea goddess
worshippedAs Leucothea

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Σεμέλη siblings Ινώ
Κάδμος child Ινώ
Αυτόνοη sibling Ινώ