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| Phaethusa | |
|---|---|
Shepherdess of Helios' Sacred Sheep | |
 Phaethusa and Lampetia search for their brother Phaethon. Print by Richard Earlom after a painting by Claude Lorrain (1776) | |
| Abode | Thrinacia (Sicily) |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Lampetia, Merope, Helie, Aegle, Phoebe, Aetherie, and Dioxippe |
In Greek mythology, Phaethusa or Phaëthusa /ˌfeɪəˈθjuːzə/ (Ancient Greek: Φαέθουσα Phaéthousa, "radiance") was a nymph or goddess and a daughter of the sun god, Helios. She and her sister Lampetia watched over their father's sacred herds of cattle and sheep on the island of Thrinacia (Sicily or Malta). Phaethusa wielded a silver crook and herded the sheep.[1]