Antheia

(Ἄνθεια) - The goddess of flowers and floral wreaths. She was an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite. One of the Charites (Graces) or a specialized flower-nymph associated with vegetation, spring, and marshlands. While major Athenian traditions list her as a daughter born from the union of Zeus and Eurynome, localized cult variants from Crete and Argeia treat her name as an independent regional figure. In these localized accounts, she is framed as a distinct nymph who received direct divine favor and attention from Zeus to ensure the seasonal blooming of the local lowlands.