Thelxinoë

In Greek mythology, Thelxinoë /θɛlkˈsɪnoʊ.iː/[1] (Greek: Θελξινόη, translit. Thelxinóē; English translation: "mind charming") was a name attributed to three individuals.

  • Thelxinoë, one of the sirens. Also known as Thelxiope or Thelxiepia.[2]
  • Thelxinoë, one of the four later recognized muses in Greek tradition. Her sisters were Aoede, Arche and Melete.[3] The moon of Jupiter Thelxinoe is named after her. Thelxinoë was one of the original four muses. She was linked with the charming of the mind as a Muse.
  • Thelxinoë, one of Semele's attendants.[4]

References
  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Hesiod. Catalogue of Women, Fragment 47.
  3. Cicero. de Natural Deorum, 3.21.
  4. Nonnus. Dionysiaca, 8.178.
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