Chloris

In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (/ˈklɔːrɪs/; Greek Χλωρίς Chlōrís, from χλωρός chlōrós, meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different characters; other stories may refer to the same Chloris, but disagree on details.

  • Chloris, a nymph loved by Zephyrus (West Wind).[1]
  • Chloris, wife of Neleus, king of Pylos.[2] It is, however, not always clear whether she or the below Chloris is mentioned in this role.
  • Chloris, one of the Niobids.[3]
  • Chloris, daughter of Orchomenus,[4] married the seer Ampyx (son of Elatus or Titairon[5]), with whom she had a child Mopsus who also became a renowned seer and would later join the Argonauts.[6][7] The Argonautica Orphica calls her by a different name, Aregonis.[8] In some accounts, she mothered Mopsus by Zeus.[9]

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Notes

  1. Ovid, Fasti 5.195 ff.
  2. Apollodorus, 1.9.9
  3. Apollodorus, 3.5.6 referring to Telesilla
  4. Tzetzes on Lycophron, 881 & 980
  5. Tzetzes on Lycophron, 881
  6. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.65
  7. Hyginus, Fabulae 14
  8. Argonautica Orphica 126
  9. Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21-23

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