Chloris (nymph)

In Greek mythology, Chloris (/ˈklɔːrɪs/; Greek Χλωρίς Chlōrís, from χλωρός chlōrós, meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") was a nymph or goddess who was associated with spring, flowers and new growth, believed to have dwelt in the Elysian Fields.

"As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." Ovid

Mythology

Chloris was abducted by Zephyrus, the god of the west wind (which, as Ovid himself points out, was a parallel to the story of his brother Boreas and Orithyia), who transformed her into a deity known as Flora after they were married. Together, they have a son, named Karpos. She was also thought to have been responsible for the transformations of Adonis, Attis, Crocus, Hyacinthus and Narcissus into flowers.[1]

See also

Citations

  1. Ovid, Fasti, 5. 195 ff

General references


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