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PHOEBE f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin	Previous Names
Latinized form of the Greek Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos). In Greek mythology Phoibe was a Titan associated with the moon. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter, the moon goddess Artemis.

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