Ino (mythology)
| Ino | |
|---|---|
Queen of Boeotia | |
| Member of the Theban Royal Family | |
Mosaic fragment: Ino (Δωτω, Dotô), discovered 1833 in a Roman villa in Saint-Rustice, 4th or 5th century, Saint-Raymon Museum | |
| 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]) 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), which, if not hyperbole, would make her a goddess parallel to Amphitrite.