Anthousai

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Anthousai (Ancient Greek: Ανθούσαι from ἄνθος ánthos, meaning "flower, blossom") are nymphs of flowers in Greek mythology. They were described as having hair that resembled hyacinth flowers.[1] Liriope the nymph is an example of a flower nymph.

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  1. ^ Philostratus the Elder, Imagines, 2. 11

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