| Ino | |
|---|---|
Queen of Boeotia | |
| Member of the Theban Royal Family | |
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| Other names | Leucothea |
| Abode | Thebes, later Athamantia in Boeotia |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Cadmus and Harmonia |
| Siblings | Agave, Autonoë, Semele and Polydorus |
| Consort | Athamas |
| Offspring | Learchus and Melicertes |
In Greek mythology, Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [iːnɔ̌ː][1]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia. After her death and transfiguration, she was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess." Alcman called her "Queen of the Sea" (θαλασσομέδουσα thalassomédousa),[2] which, if not hyperbole, would make her a goddess parallel to Amphitrite.
- ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert, eds. (1940). "Ἰνώ" [Ino]. A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Tufts University (perseus.tufts.edu).
- ^ Ἀλκμάν (1988). "Fragment 50b". In Campbell (ed.). Alcman Fragments. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 428, 429 – via Harvard U. Press (loebclassics.com).