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), with whom she had a child Mopsus who also became a renowned seer and would later join the Argonauts.[5][6] The Argonautica Orphica calls her by a different name, Aregonis.[7] In some accounts, she mothered Mopsus by Zeus.[8]

See also

• Family tree of the Greek gods
• 410 Chloris

Notes

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

References

• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti translated by James G. Frazer. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti. Sir James George Frazer. London; Cambridge, MA. William Heinemann Ltd.; Harvard University Press. 1933. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.