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Myths about Phaistos

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Phaistos across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

1 myth currently featured for Phaistos.

Iphis and Ianthe

🏛️ Greek MythologyPhaistos, Crete, GreeceIphis • Telethusa • Ligdus

In the ancient Cretan city of Phaistos, a woman named Telethusa hides her daughter's gender to save her from a husband who decreed only sons should live. The child, Iphis, is raised as a boy and eventually falls in love with a girl named Ianthe. Through the divine intervention of the goddess Isis, Iphis is miraculously transformed into a man to allow the couple to marry.