Anticlea

/ænˈtɪkliə/ noun

Definition

In Greek mythology, the mother of Odysseus; also a botanical genus of Australian plants.

Etymology

From Greek mythology; the name means 'undeclining' or 'not broken.' In botany, the genus was named after the mythological figure in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Anticlea is Odysseus's mother in Homer's epics, and when botanists discovered an Australian plant, they honored her name—showing how classical mythology still shapes our scientific vocabulary today.

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