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Gender Feminine
Scripts Αἵθουσα(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsAethusa
Meaning & History
From Greek αἴθουσα (aithousa), a participle of the verb αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to light up". In Greek mythology, Aithousa (Latin: Aethusa) is the daughter of Poseidon and Alcyone, and a lover of Apollo (the Sun) with whom she had Eleuther. In the BBC television series Merlin (2008-2012), Aithusa is the name of a white dragon summoned by Merlin. On the show the name is said to mean "light of the sun" in Ancient Greek.