Leucothoë (mythology)

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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Leucothoë''' may refer to the following personages:

* Leucothoë, one of the [[Nereids]].<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]''.</ref>
* [[Leucothea|Leucothoë]], name of [[Ino (Greek mythology)|Ino]] after becoming a sea-deity.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' 4.542</ref><ref>[[Propertius]], ''Elegies'' 2.26A.10</ref>
* Leucothoë, a princess, daughter of [[Orchamus]], king of [[Assyria]], and sister of [[Clytie (Oceanid)|Clytia]], Leucothoë was loved by [[Helios]], who disguised himself as Leucothoë's mother to gain entrance to her chambers. Clytia, jealous of her sister because she wanted Helios for herself, told Orchamus the truth, betraying her sister's trust and confidence in her. Enraged, Orchamus ordered Leucothoë, who claimed Helios had forced her to succumb to his desires, buried alive. Helios changed Leucothoë's lifeless body into an incense plant. Helios refused to forgive Clytia for betraying his beloved, and a grieving Clytia wilted and slowly turned into a heliotrope, which follows the sun every day.<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses''.</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==

* [[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [http://bit.ly/2E9cEYR Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Ovid|Publius Ovidius Naso]], ''Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. [http://bit.ly/2Ia1TJR Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. [http://bit.ly/2E7gaTv Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Propertius|Sextus Propertius]], ''Elegies'' from ''Charm.'' Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995. [http://bit.ly/2I88tR2 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://bit.ly/2E8lA0M Latin text available at the same website].

[[Category:Nereids]]
[[Category:Metamorphoses in Greek mythology]]

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