Etymology

Iphis

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Today it means: The daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa, who, as recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses, was raised as male and was eventually transformed into a man by the goddess Isis in order to marry Ianthe, daughter of Telestes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἶφις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἾφις
  2. English todayIphis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶφις (Îphis).

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