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phaethusa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phaethusa
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Φαέθουσα

Questions

What does phaethusa mean?
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.
Where does phaethusa come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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