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Anthea

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Gender
  
Female

Meaning
  
flower, blossom

Language(s)
  
Greek

Anthea (Greek: Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an epithet of the Classical Greek goddess Hera, and is used as a female given name in English. It may refer to:

  • Anthea Askey (1933–1999), English actress who was a popular television actress of the 1950s
  • Anthea Bell OBE (born 1936), British translator who has translated numerous literary works
  • Anthea Benton, British television commercial and music video director, best known for her adverts for Stella Artois and Levi's
  • Anthea Fraser (born 1930), novelist
  • Anthea Millett, Chairman of the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority from 2002 to 2006
  • Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 1956), British botanist
  • Anthea Redfern (born 1953), former British television hostess, assistant to her husband Bruce Forsyth
  • Anthea Stewart (born 1944), former field hockey player from Zimbabwe
  • Anthea Sylbert (born 1939), American costume designer
  • Anthea Turner (born 1960), English television presenter and media personality
  • Fictional characters

  • Anthea, the home planet (which is dying of lack of water) of the fictitous 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 recurring character in the French animated show, Code Lyoko and its sequel Code Lyoko: Evolution.
  • References

    Anthea Wikipedia


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