Aethusa

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Aethusa

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Borrowed from Latin Aethūsa, from Ancient Greek Αἵθουσα (Haíthousa).

proper noun

Greek A daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, daughter of Atlas. She was loved by Apollo and bore to him Eleuther and Linus.
Former name of Linosa (“Mediterranean island”).

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name daughter of Poseidon

Français	Éthuse

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"Aethusa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aethusa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Aethusa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aethusa

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"Aethusa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aethusa.

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@misc{aethusa_2026,
  title = {Aethusa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aethusa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}