In Greek mythology, Lampetia ("shining") was the daughter of Helios and Neaera; she was the personification of light. With her sister, Phaethusa, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia. She told her father when Odysseus' men tried to steal his cattle. Her father then sent a lightning bolt down killing all of Odysseus' men
Odyssey XII, 375.
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