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Aethusa

Aethusa proper noun: a daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. She was loved by Apollo and bore to him Eleuther and Linus.

Proper noun

Aethusa

  1. (Greek) A daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. She was loved by Apollo and bore to him Eleuther and Linus.
  2. Former name of Linosa (“Mediterranean island”).

Origin of Aethusa

Borrowed from Latin Aethūsa, from Ancient Greek Αἵθουσα (Haíthousa).

Questions about Aethusa

What does Aethusa mean?
Aethusa means a daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. She was loved by Apollo and bore to him Eleuther and Linus.
What part of speech is Aethusa?
Aethusa is a proper noun.

Words near Aethusa in the dictionary

  1. aethioside
  2. aethrian
  3. aethrians
  4. aethrioscope
  5. aethrioscopes
  6. Aethusa
  7. aethyr
  8. aethyrs
  9. Aetians
  10. aetio-
  11. aetiocetid

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