Chione (daughter of Boreas)

For other uses, see Chione (Greek myth).

In Greek mythology, Chione (/kaɪˈoʊniː/;^[1] Ancient Greek: Χιόνη, romanized: Khiónē, lit. 'snowy') was the daughter of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and Orithyia a daughter of Erechtheus, the king of Athens.

Etymology

The girl's name Χιόνη is derived from the ancient Greek word for snow, χιών (chiṓn).^[2]

Mythology

Chione was the sister of Cleopatra (wife of Phineus, king of Thrace) and the Argonauts, Calaïs and Zetes.^[3] According to a late, though generally accepted tradition, Chione was the mother of Poseidon's son Eumolpus whom she threw into the ocean for fear of her father's reaction; however, Eumolpus is rescued and raised by Poseidon.^[4]

See also

• Ancient Greece portal
• Mythology portal

Other princesses who abandoned their infants in Greek myth:

• Tyro, Thessalian princess
• Alope, Eleusinian princess