Leucothea
godSea goddess who rescued drowning sailors, formerly the mortal princess Ino.
The Myth
Ino was a Theban princess who nursed the infant Dionysus in secret, earning Hera's wrath. Driven mad by the goddess, Ino threw herself into the sea with her son Melicertes. Rather than perishing, she was transformed into the sea goddess Leucothea, the White Goddess. In the Odyssey, she rescues Odysseus from drowning by lending him her magical veil, which kept him afloat until he reached Phaeacia.
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