In Greek mythology, Themisto ( the-mis'-toe, Greek Θεμιστώ) was the third and last wife of Athamas. She had four children by him (Apollodorus, I, 9, 2). One of them is Schoeneus.

When Athamas returned to his second wife, Ino, Themisto dressed all her own children in white clothing, and Ino's in black. Themisto then proceeded to kill all the black-clothed children, as an act of revenge against Athamas.

What Themisto did not realise was that Ino had switched the children's clothing, and so she in fact killed her own children (except, apparently, for Schoeneus).


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A different Themisto was a daughter of the river god Inachus, and become the mother of Ister (the river Danube) by Zeus.

For the moon of Jupiter, see Themisto (moon).


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