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Chloris

There are many stories in Greek mythology

Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
about figures named Chloris ("Khloris" or ??????, from "Khloros" or ??????, meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," "pallid" or "fresh"). Some clearly refer to different characters; other stories may refer to the same Chloris, but disagree on details.

ris was a Nymph

Nymph

In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human form. They were typically associated with a particular location or landform....
associated with spring, flowers and new growth.

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There are many stories in Greek mythology

Greek mythology

Chloris (Nymph)

Chloris was a Nymph

Nymph

Roman mythology

Roman mythology, or more appropriately, Latin mythology, refers to the mythology beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Rome....
equivalent was the goddess Flora. She was abducted by (and later married) Zephyr

Zephyr

Zephyr may refer to:* Anemoi#West wind , one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind* Zephyranthes, a plant genus whose species include the zephyr lily...
, the god of the west wind.

Chloris (Meliboea)

Meliboea

In Greek mythology, Meliboea was a name attributed to three individuals:*The wife of Magnes , who named the town of Meliboea in Thessaly after her....
was one of Niobe

Niobe

Niobe was the daughter of the semi-legendary ruler Tantalus, called the "Phrygian" and sometimes even as "King of Phrygia" . Although Tantalus ruled in Sipylus, a city located in the western extremity of Anatolia where Lydia was to emerge as a state as of the 8th century BC, and not in the traditional heartland of Phrygia, situated more in...
and Amphion

Amphion

There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:* Amphion,son of Zeus and Antiope , and twin brother of Zethus . Together they are famous for building Thebes ....
's fourteen children (the Niobids

Niobids

In Greek mythology, the Niobids were the children of Amphion of Thebes, Greece and Niobe, slain by Apollo and Artemis because Niobe, born of the royal house of Phrygia, had boastfully compared the greater number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother....
), and the only one (or one of two) spared when Artemis

Artemis

In Greek mythology, Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of forests and hills, child birth/virginity/fertility, the hunt and was often depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows.....
and Apollo

Apollo

In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Apollo , is one of the most important and many-sided of the Twelve Olympians. The ideal of the kouros , Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more....
killed the Niobids in retribution for Niobe's insult to their mother Leto

Leto

In Greek mythology, Let? is a daughter of the Titan Coeus and Phoebe : Kos claimed her birthplace. In the Olympian scheme of things, Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis, the Letoides....
, bragging that she had many children and Leto had only two. Meliboea was so frightened by the ordeal, she turned permanently pale, changing her name to Chloris ("pale one"). This Chloris is referred to in Homer

Homer

Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek language epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns....
's Odyssey

Odyssey

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Hellenic civilization epic poetrys attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work traditionally ascribed to Homer....
(book 11, lines 281-296).

She was later to marry to Neleus

Neleus

Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro, brother of Pelias. Tyro was married to Cretheus but loved Enipeus, a river god. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances....
and become queen in Pylos

Pylos

This article is about the Greek geographical feature and town. For the mythological figure see Pylus . For board game see Pylos .Pylos, or P?los , is a large bay and a town on the west coast of the Peloponnese, in the district of Messenia in southern Greece....
. They had several sons including Nestor

Nestor (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nestor of Ger?nia was the son of Neleus and Chloris, and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's brothers and sisters....
, Alastor

Alastor

Alastor can refer to a number of people and concepts related to Greek mythology:*Alastor was an epithet of the Greek mythology Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically, familial bloodshed....
and Chromius

Chromius

In Greek mythology Chromius is the name of three men:# Chromius - a son of king Priam mentioned in Homer's Iliad, Hyginus's Fabulae and Apollodorus's Epitome....
and a daughter Pero

Pero

In Greek mythology, Pero was a daughter of Neleus and Chloris, and the wife of her cousin Bias . Her sons included Areius, Leodocus and Talaus....
. Chloris also had a son, Poriclymenus

Poriclymenus

In Greek mythology, Poriclymenus was a name attributed to two different individuals.Poriclymenus was a son of Poseidon and Chloris and would-be murderer of Amphiaraus in the Seven Against Thebes....
while married to Neleus, though by some accounts Poriclymenus's father was Poseidon

Poseidon

In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the god of the sea and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes. The name of the god Nethuns in Etruscan mythology was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon....
(who was himself Neleus's father). Poseidon gave Poriclymenus the ability to transform into any animal. Other children include Taurus

Bull (mythology)

Appearances of the Bull in mythology and worship are widespread in the ancient world. It is the subject of various cultural and Religion incarnations, as well as modern mentions in new age cultures....
, Asterius

Asterius

The name "Asterius" may refetr to:* Asterion, name of two sacred kings of Crete.* Asterius of Amasia, bishop of Amasia, later in the 4th century....
, Pylaon, Deimachus, Eurybius, Phrasius, Eurymenes, Evagoras

Evagoras

Evagoras was the king of Salamis, Cyprus in Cyprus. The son of Nicocles, a previous king of Salamis, he claimed descent from Teucer, the son of Telamon and half-brother of Ajax , and his family had long been rulers of Salamis, although during his childhood Salamis came under Phoenician control, which resulted in his exile....
and Epilaus.

Odysseus

Odysseus

Odysseus or Ulysses , in Greek mythology , was a legendary Greeks king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Epic poetry, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
is said to have encountered Chloris on his journey to Hades

Hades

Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades"....
(Homer

Homer

Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek language epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns....
's Odyssey

Odyssey

Chloris (Mother of Mopsus)

Chloris married the seer Ampyx

Ampyx

Ampyx has several meanings; in hair care, an ampyx is a headband, often made of metal. In Greek mythology, there were a number of figures with the name Ampyx, Amycus or Ampycus ....
(son of Elatus

Elatus

There were six figures named Elatus or ?latos in Greek mythology.* Elatus, a Lapiths chieftain, was the father, by Hippeia, of:**Ischys who was beloved by Coronis....
), with whom she had a child Mopsus

Mopsus

In Greek mythology, Mopsus or Mopsos was the name of two famous seers....
who also became a renowned seer and would later join the Argonaut

Argonaut

Argonaut may refer to:* Argonaut , a kind of octopus in the genus Argonauta* Jason and the Argonauts, sailors in Greek mythology* Argonauts of Saint Nicholas, a military order in Naples...
s.

Etymology

The word Chloris is from the Greek Khloros meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," "pallid" or "fresh." Words in modern English derived from this root include:

The name Chloe
Chloe

Chloe is a popular first or given name, especially in England. In Northern Ireland, Chloe was the most popular name for newborns from 1997 to 2002, followed by Emma in 2003....
- a Greek name meaning "green shoot"; another name for Demeter
Demeter

File:Demeter in horse chariot w daughter kore 83d40m wikiC Tempio Y di Selinunte sec VIa.JPGDemeter , in Greek mythology, is the Goddess of cereal and fertility, the pure....
, Greek goddess of agriculture.
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Its name is derived from Greek language: ?????? and f????? ....
- a green pigment involved in photosynthesis
Photosynthesis

File:Seawifs global biosphere.jpgPhotosynthesis is a metabolic pathway that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight....
in plants.
Chlorine
Chlorine

Chlorine...
- a chemical element
Chemical element

A chemical element is a type of atom that is distinguished by its atomic number; that is, by the number of protons in its atomic nucleus. The term is also used to refer to a pure chemical Chemical substance composed of atoms with the same number of protons....
that as a gas is greenish-yellow in color.
Chlorella
Chlorella

Chlorella is a genus of single-Cell green algae, belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 Metre#SI prefixes applied to the metre in diameter, and is without flagella....
- a kind of single-celled green algae
Algae

Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms. The largest and most complex marine forms are called seaweeds....
, used as a source of protein
Protein

Proteins are organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid Residue ....
and B vitamins
B vitamins

The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in Cell metabolism. Historically, the B vitamins were once thought to be a single vitamin, referred to as vitamin B ....
.
Chlorosis
Chlorosis (medicine)

In medicine, chlorosis is a form of anemia named for the greenish tinge of the skin of a patient. Its symptoms included lack of energy, shortness of breath, dyspepsia, headaches, a capricious or scanty appetite and amenorrhoea....
- an antiquated term for anemia
Anemia

Anemia or an?mia/anaemia is defined as a qualitative or quantitative deficiency of hemoglobin, a protein found inside red blood cells ....
characterized by a green color to the skin, also known as "greensickness", which would probably be called iron deficiency anemia
Iron deficiency anemia

For a discussion of iron deficiency more broadly, see the Wikipedia article iron deficiency .Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia, and is also known as sideropenic anemia. It is the most common cause of microcytic anemia....
today.
Chlorosis, in botany
Botany

Botany, plant science, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the Scientific method of plant life and development....
is a condition in which plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
foliage produces insufficient chlorophyll
Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Its name is derived from Greek language: ?????? and f????? ....
.

Chloris

Chloris (Nymph)

Chloris (Meliboea)

Chloris (Mother of Mopsus)

Etymology

See also