Ino (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology Ino ( Template:Lang-el) was a mortal queen of Thebes, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess." She was the second wife of King Athamas, with whom she had two children, Learches and Melicertes. Attic red-figure lekanis (cosmetics bowl) lid, ca. See Athamas for the full sordid story. Ino and Dionysus. Ino (Greek mythology) Pentheus torn apart by Agave and Ino. Ino Daughter of Cadmus. Ino was born in Thebes, or Cadmea, as it was then known, for Ino was the daughter of the founding hero Cadmus, and his ... Ino Queen of Orchomenus. The Madness of Athamas. INO IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Alcman called her "Queen of the Sea" (θαλασσομέδουσα), which, if not hyperbole, would make her a doublet of Amphitrite . After her death and apotheosis, Ino was called Leucothea. A daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the wife of Athamas, who married her in addition to his proper wife Nephele, but according to some, not till after the death of Nephele. The Jealousy of Ino. Ino was a queen of Thebes in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. Ino hated Athamas ' children from his first marriage with the goddess Nephele, especially the twins Phrixus and Helle. Greek legendary mortal Unfortunate victim of Greek Myth Soap Opera Syndrome Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, she came to a tragic end. Her sisters were Agave, Autonoe, and Semele, who was the mother of the god Dionysus. 450-425 BCE (Louvre)