LEUCOTHEA (greek sea goddess)
Power of the sea · Greek sea goddess
She is the mother of the deity Palaemon, who is described as a guardian of ships.1 Ino revealed information to people through dreams at her oracle.3 Consultants sought answers from Ino's oracle by sleeping at the sanctuary.3 Sweet water flowed from a sacred spring within Ino's sanctuary.3 Ino gave a scarf to Odysseus and caught the scarf that Odysseus threw into the river.4
A sanctuary dedicated to Ino was located on the road between Oetylus and Thalamae.3 Phrixus and his oracle founded the temple dedicated to her.5 A temple dedicated to her was located in the Moschic territory above the mentioned rivers.5 Her temple was plundered by Pharnaces during the author's time and later plundered by Mithridates of Pergamus.5 Rams were not sacrificed at her temple.5
Barley meal cakes were thrown into the water during her festival, and the water's reaction to the cakes indicated good or bad luck for the thrower.6 A body of water near the site was named after her.6 She emerged from the sea at a specific coastal location near Corone, which is considered sacred to her.2 A city in Egypt was named after Leucothea, and a fountain named after Leucothea was located on the island of Samos.7,8
The codex facts behind this entry
Leukothea is identified as a sea-goddess in the prayer of the herdsman. Euripides, Iphigenia Among the Tauri 260-294 Her name was changed from Ino to Leucothea upon becoming a deity. Pausanias 4.34.4
Powers
Ino reveals information to people through dreams at her oracle. Pausanias 3.26.1 The water's reaction to the cakes indicates good or bad luck for the thrower. Pausanias 3.23.8
In the myths
Ino caught the scarf that Odysseus threw into the river. Odyssey 5 ¶35 She emerged from the sea at this specific coastal location. Pausanias 4.34.4 Phrixus and his oracle founded the temple dedicated to her. Strabo 11.2.17
Worship
Barley meal cakes are thrown into the water during her festival. Pausanias 3.23.8 Consultants seek answers from Ino's oracle by sleeping at the sanctuary. Pausanias 3.26.1 Rams are not sacrificed at her temple. Strabo 11.2.17
Fate
Her divinity was accepted after she came up from the water. Pausanias 4.34.4 Her temple was plundered by Pharnaces during the author's time. Strabo 11.2.17 Her temple was later plundered by Mithridates of Pergamus. Strabo 11.2.17
