Anthea ( grc-gre, Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an

epithet An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...

of the Classical Greek goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...

, and is used as a female given name in English. It may refer to: * Anthea Askey (1933–1999), British actress * Anthea Bell (1936–2018), British translator of literary works * Anthea Benton, British television commercial and music video director * Anthea Butler (born 1960), American professor * Anthea Fraser (born 1930), novelist * Anthea Joseph (1924–1981), British publisher * Anthea Larken (born 1938), British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service * Anthea Millett, British health administrator *

Anthea Phillipps Datin Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 3 June 1956) is a British botanist. Phillipps was brought up in Sabah, Borneo as a child (and still dwells there today). She received a Botany degree from the University of Durham, England. She worked at the S ...

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

Anthea Stewart Anthea Dorine Stewart (born November 20, 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. Previously, she had represented South Africa ...

(born 1944), Zimbabwean field hockey player * Anthea Sylbert (born 1937), American costume designer * Anthea Turner (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's sci-fi novel '' The Man Who Fell to Earth''. In the novel's 1976 film adaptation by Nicolas Roeg, Newton was played by David Bowie and the scenes taking place on dying Anthea were shot at White Sands, New Mexico. * Anthea Hopper, a minor supporting character in the French animated show, '' Code Lyoko'' and '' Code Lyoko: Evolution''. She was the wife of Professor Waldo Franz Shaffer, and is the long-lost mother of protagonist Aelita. Her second husband is Professor Lowell Tryon; the villain in '' the live-action seuqel'' *In Men Behaving Badly, 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

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