Coronis (mythology)
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For other uses, see Coronis (disambiguation).
There are several characters in Greek mythology by the name Coronis (Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, -ίδος "crow" or "raven"[1]). These include:
- Coronis, one of the Hyades.
- Corone, a daughter of King Coronaeus of Phocis who fled from Poseidon and was changed into a crow by Athena.[2]
- Coronis, a Maenad who was raped by Butes of Thrace. Dionysus made the offender throw himself down a well.[3]
- Coronis, who was in one version the mother of the Graces by Dionysus.[4] She may be the same with the above character.
- Coronis, daughter of Phlegyas, king of the Lapiths, was one of Apollo's lovers and mother of Asclepius.
- Coronis, one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur.
A coronis may also be: