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Lampetia

In Greek mythology, Lampetia ("shining") was the daughter of Helios and Neaera; she was the personification of light. With her sister, Phaethusa, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia[?]. She told her father when Odysseus' men tried to steal his cattle.

Odyssey XII, 375.

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