Anthea

Anthea
/an thee"euh/, n.
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning "flowery."

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  • Anthēa — (a. Geogr.), 1) Stadt in Messenien, welche Agamemnon dem Achilles zur Morgengabe mit seiner Tochter geben wollte; später Thuria; 2) Stgdt in Achaia, zu Paträ gehörig …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Anthéa — ANTHÉA, æ, Gr. Ἄνθεια, ας, ein Beynamen der Venus, unter welchem sie die von Gnossus in Creta verehreten. Gyrald. Syntagm. XIII. pag. 404 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

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  • Anthea Bell — (born 1936) is a British translator who has translated numerous literary works, especially children s literature, from French, German, Danish and Polish to English. She is, however, best known for her translations of the French Asterix comics… …   Wikipedia

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