Leucothea

American  

[loo-koth-ee-uh] / luˈkɒθ i ə /

Or Leukothea

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.

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Etymology

Origin of Leucothea

< Greek: literally, the white goddess

Example Sentences

Leucothea is one for four and finished eighth in the Del Mar Debutante.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2019

Others jumped out of the way as Leucothea continued running most of the way around the track.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2019

Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. was unseated by 2-year-old filly Leucothea in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2019

All the horses and jockeys returned home safely, but there was a scary moment in the Chandelier when Leucothea lost her jockey, Norberto Arroyo Jr., out of the gate.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2019

In the Odyssey she is still called Ino, but later her name was changed to Leucothea and her son was called Palaemon.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton