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Phaethusa

Phaethusa proper noun: a daughter of Helios and Neaera, the personification of the brilliant, blinding rays of the sun. With her sister, Lampetia, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia.

Proper noun

Phaethusa

  1. (Greek) A daughter of Helios and Neaera, the personification of the brilliant, blinding rays of the sun. With her sister, Lampetia, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia.

Origin of Phaethusa

Borrowed from Latin Phaëthūsa, from Ancient Greek Φαέθουσα (Phaéthousa, literally “radiance”).

Questions about Phaethusa

What does Phaethusa mean?
Phaethusa means a daughter of Helios and Neaera, the personification of the brilliant, blinding rays of the sun. With her sister, Lampetia, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia.
What part of speech is Phaethusa?
Phaethusa is a proper noun.

Words near Phaethusa in the dictionary

  1. Phaethon
  2. Phaethonic
  3. Phaethontic
  4. phaethontid
  5. phaethontids
  6. Phaethusa
  7. phaeton
  8. phaetoneer
  9. phaetoneers
  10. Phaetonic
  11. phaetons

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