Spermo, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Anius. She was the goddess of grain. She was one of the Oenotropae and had the ability to change anything she touched into corn, grain seed or wheat.

Anius was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo. When her father discovered her pregnancy, he placed her in a chest and cast her out to sea (parallel to Perseus). She landed on the island of Delos, which was sacred to Apollo. She gave birth to Anius on the island and he became a priest of Apollo. Later, he gave aid to Aeneas and his retinue when they were travelling from Troy to the future site of Rome.

Anius [6 KB] had three daughters: Oeno, Spermo and Elais, collectively referred to as the Oenotropae. She and her sisters were captured by the Greek forces on their way to the Trojan War [4 KB] , but Dionysus [5 KB] turned the sisters into doves so they could escape.

In Greek mythology [19 KB] , the Oenotropae ("they who change wine") were the three daughters of Anius: Spermo (goddess of grain), Oeno (goddess of wine) and Elais (goddess of oil).



Spermato- \Sper"ma*to-\, Spermo- \Sper"mo-\ Combining forms from Gr. spe`rma, -atos, seed, sperm, semen (of plants or animals); as, spermatoblast, spermoblast.