Orthosia
Orthosia ( Greek Ὀρθωσία ) is / denotes:
in Greek mythology:
- Orthosia (wife of Lycaon) , mother of Nyktimos
- an epithet of Artemis
- an epithet of the Amazons Antiope and Hippolyte
- one of the hears
several ancient places:
- Orthosia (Caria) , city in Caria
- Orthosia (Phenicia) (also Ullaza), city north of Byblos
in biology:
- Orthosia (butterfly) , genus in the subfamily Hadeninae of the owl butterflies
- Orthosia (plant) , genus in the subfamily silk plants of the dog-poison plants
