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Chalcis (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Chalcis or Khalkis (/ˈkælsɪs/ KAL-siss;[1] Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a naiad as one of the daughters of the river-god Asopus and Metope, the river-nymph daughter of the river Ladon.[2] Her name means "a brazen pot" from χαλκόν chalcon "bronze".

Family

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Chalcis was the sister of Pelasgus (Pelagon[3]), Ismenus, Corcyra, Salamis, Aegina, Peirene, Cleone, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Sinope, Ornea[2] and Harpina.[4] According to others, she was the mother of the Curetes and Corybantes, the former of whom were among the earliest inhabitants of Chalcis.[5]

Mythology

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The town of Chalcis in Euboea was said to have derived its name from Chalcis.[6] She may be identical with Euboea[7] or Combe,[8] daughters of Asopus in some myths.

Notes

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  1. ^ Richmond, Henry J. (1905), The Pronunciation of Greek and Latin Proper Names in English, Ann Arbor: George Wahr, p. 32, ISBN 9780857927866, archived from the original on 2016-03-04
  2. ^ a b Diodorus Siculus, 4.72.1.
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.6.
  4. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.73.1.
  5. ^ Scholia Vict. ad Homer Iliad, 14.291; Strabo, 10 p. 447
  6. ^ Eustathius, ad Homer p. 279
  7. ^ Corinna, fr. 654 (trans. Campbell)
  8. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Khalkis

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