Ino (Leukothea)
“Leukothea”
deity figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Leukothea · Ino · the sea-goddess
in the texts
Iphigenia in Tauris
Sea goddess, mother of Palaemon, named in the herdsman's prayer.
O son of the sea-goddess Leukothea, guardian of ships, lord Palaemon, be propitious to us!
Odyssey
A former mortal, daughter of Cadmus, now a sea goddess, who takes pity on Odysseus in the storm and gives him her enchanted veil.
When he was in this plight, Ino daughter of Cadmus, also called Leukothea, saw him.
strip, leave your raft to drive before the wind, and swim to the Phaeacian coast where better luck awaits you.
Then the god stayed his stream and stilled the waves, making all calm before him, and bringing him safely into the mouth of the river.