Anthea
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | flower, blossom |
| Other names | |
| See also | Thea, Tia |
Anthea (Ancient Greek: Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an epithet of the Classical Greek goddess Hera, the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. Anthea is used as a female given name in English.[1]
Mythology
People
- Anthea Askey (1933–1999), British actress
- Anthea Bell (1936–2018), British translator of literary works
- Anthea Benton, British television commercial and music video director
- Anthea Butler (born 1960), American professor
- Anthea Fraser (born 1930), novelist
- Anthea Joseph (1924–1981), British publisher
- Anthea Larken (born 1938), British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service
- Anthea Millett (1941–2022), British health administrator
- Anthea Phillipps (born 1956), British botanist
- Anthea Redfern (born 1948), British television host
- Anthea Stewart (born 1944), Zimbabwean field hockey player
- Anthea Sylbert (born 1937), American costume designer
- Anthea Turner (born 1960), British television presenter and media personality
Fictional characters
- Anthea, home world (which is dying due lack of water) of the fictitious alien Thomas Jerome Newton, the protagonist of Walter Tevis' sci-fi novel The Man Who Fell to Earth
- Anthea Hopper, a minor supporting character in the French animated show, Code Lyoko and Code Lyoko: Evolution
- In Men Behaving Badly, Valerie Minifie plays Anthea, an employee at Gary's security firm
- In BBC'S Sherlock (TV series), the assistant of Mycroft Holmes calls herself Anthea
- Anthy Himemiya is one of the main characters of the manga Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Anthea is a queen of a desert tribe of "Speaking Mountain" in The Secret of the Sahara
- Anthea is one of the main characters in the Psammead trilogy by E. Nesbit
- Anthea in 2023 superhero film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, played by Rachel Zegler
- Anthea Stonem is the mother of the starring character Effy Stonem in the British TV-show Skins
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Anthea
- All pages with titles containing Anthea
- Samantha, presumed to be a combination of Samuel and Anthea
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.