Anthea (), "blossom" in Greek, was an

epithet An epithet (, ), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually literally descriptive, as in Alfred the Great, Suleima ...

of the Classical Greek goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...

, the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. Anthea is used as a female given name in English.

Mythology

* Anthea, a queen of

Argolid The regions of ancient Greece were sub-divisions of the Hellenic world as conceived by the ancient Greeks, shown by their presence in the works of ancient historians and geographers or in surviving legends and myths. Conceptually, there is no cl ...

, also named Stheneboea.

People

* Anthea Askey (1933–1999), British actress *

Anthea Bell Anthea Bell (10 May 1936 – 18 October 2018) was an English translator of literary works, including children's literature, from French, German and Danish language, Danish. These include ''The Castle (novel), The Castle'' by Franz Kafka, ''Aus ...

(1936–2018), British translator of literary works *

Anthea Benton Anthea Benton is a British television commercial and music video director, best known for her adverts for Stella Artois and Levi's. Career Benton began her career as a Fashion Designer and moved into directing in 1982 as half of the directing du ...

, British television commercial and music video director *

Anthea Butler Anthea Deidre Butler (born 1960) is an African-American professor of religion and chair of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Religious Studies, where she is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought. Early life and ...

(born 1960), American professor * Anthea Fraser (born 1930), novelist * Anthea Joseph (1924–1981), British publisher *

Anthea Larken Commandant Anthea Larken CBE (born 1938) served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1988-1991, while also acting as aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II. Larken has since served as president of the Not Forgotten Association ...

(born 1938), British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service *

Anthea Millett Anthea Christine Millett, CBE, FRGS, FRSA (2 November 1941 – 5 December 2022) was a British educator who held a number of appointments and posts in the public sector, including Chairman of the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Healt ...

(1941–2022), British health administrator *

Anthea Phillipps Datin Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 3 June 1955) is a British botanist based in Sabah, Malaysia, specialising in pitcher plants and rhododendrons. Research Phillipps received a Botany degree from the University of Durham, England. She then ...

(born 1956), British botanist * Anthea Redfern (born 1948), British television host *

Anthea Stewart Anthea Dorine Stewart (born 20 November 1944) is a former field hockey player who was a member of the Zimbabwe national women's team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital an ...

(born 1944), Zimbabwean field hockey player *

Anthea Sylbert Anthea Sylbert ( Giannakouros; October 6, 1939 – June 18, 2024) was an American film producer and costume designer, who was active during the "modern era" of American film. She was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, fi ...

(born 1937), American costume designer *

Anthea Turner Anthea Turner (born 25 May 1960) is an English television presenter. She was a host of ''Blue Peter'' from 1992 until 1994, and of ''GMTV'' from 1994 until 1996. Early life Turner was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and educated at the ...

(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 Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (; February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: '' The Hustler'', ''The Color of Money'' and '' The Man Who Fell to Earth''. A four ...

' sci-fi novel ''

The Man Who Fell to Earth ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' is a 1976 British science fantasy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial named Thomas Jerom ...

'' * Anthea Hopper, a minor supporting character in the French animated show, ''

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' (; stylized as ''CODE: LYOKO'' in season 1 and in all caps in seasons 2–4) is a French anime-influenced animated series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop ...

'' and '' Code Lyoko: Evolution'' * In

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang ( Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey ( Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart ( Neil Morrissey; series ...

, 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 is a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, a production group formed by director Kunihiko Ikuhara and composed of himself, Chiho Saito, Shinya Hasegawa, Yōji Enokido and Yūichirō Oguro. The series was produced by ...

* Anthea is a queen of a desert tribe of "Speaking Mountain" in

The Secret of the Sahara ''The Secret of the Sahara'' is an Italian television miniseries directed by Alberto Negrin and broadcast in 1988 in four episodes of approximately 90 minutes each. A version comprising seven approximately 50-minute episodes also exists. Produced ...

* Anthea is one of the main characters in the Psammead trilogy by E. Nesbit * Anthea in 2023 superhero film ''

Shazam! Fury of the Gods ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to '' Shazam!'' (201 ...

'', played by

Rachel Zegler Rachel Anne Zegler ( ; born May 3, 2001) is an American actress and singer. She gained wide recognition for playing María in Steven Spielberg's musical adaptation ''West Side Story (2021 film), West Side Story'' (2021), winning the Golden Glo ...

* Anthea Stonem is the mother of the starring character Effy Stonem in the British TV-show Skins * Anthea Phönix aus Alea Aquarius ist die Schwester der Protagonistin (Alea)

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