Ino

Ino was a Greek demigod.
==Mythology==
===Life with Athamas===
Ino was the second wife of Athamas and she hated his two children from his previous marriage, Phrixus and Helle. Ino wanted to get rid of them so she roasted all the seeds in Boeotia so they wouldn't grow. The farmers sent men to an oracle that Ino bribed to lie and say that the oracle demanded the sacrifice of Phrixus. Before Phrixus was sacrificed, a flying golden ram that was sent by Nephele, their mother, rescued them. While flying over the Hellespont Sea, Helle fell off of the ram and drowned, but Phrixus was taken to Colchis and was taken in by the king, Aeetes, who also gave him the hand of his daughter, Chalciope, in marriage.
===Death===
After the death of Semele, Ino raised her child, Dionysus, which made Hera jealous. Hera made Athamas go insane and, after killing one of his and Ino's sons, went to search for Ino. For her and her son's safety, Ino threw herself and Melicertes into the sea and was turned into the sea deity, Leucothea.
==Relationships==
*Parents: Cadmus and Harmonia
*Spouse(s): Athamas
*Children with Athamas: Learchus, Melicertes
Category:Greek Mythology
Category:Mortals
Category:Demigods
Category:Queens