Phoebe

Proper noun
Phoebe


 * 1) a taxonomic genus, within family Lauraceae - an evergreen tree

Etymology
Φοίβη

Proper noun

 * : A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She became associated with Artemis, goddess of the moon.
 * : The 14th moon of Saturn.
 * : The 14th moon of Saturn.

Derived terms

 * Phoebean

Related terms

 * Phoebus

Quotations

 * : II: ii: 44:
 * Now hath faire Phoebe with her silver face
 * Thrise seene the shadowes of the neather world
 * 1901 American Standard Bible: Romans 16:1:
 * I commend unto you Phoebe our sister who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae.

Thesaurus
Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate, Little Phoebe, Luna, Pentateuch, Selene, V, cinque, fin, five, five bucks, five dollars, fiver, fivesome, mullet, pentachord, pentad, pentagon, pentagram, pentahedron, pentameter, pentapody, pentarchy, pentastich, pentathlon, quincunx, quint, quintet, quintuplet

Alternative forms

 * as a given name: ,

Etymology
Φοίβη, feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoebus)"bright".