Crino
In Greek mythology, the name Crino (/ˈkraɪnoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κρινώ means "white lily") may refer to:
- Crino, one of the many consorts of Danaus, mother of the Danaïdes Callidice, Oeme, Celaeno and Hyperippe.[1] But according to Hippostratus' account, Europe, daughter of Nilus and begotten all the fifty daughters of Danaus.[2]
- Crino, daughter of Antenor and Theano. Pausanias mentions a painting of her by Polygnotus, where she is portrayed standing next to her father, with a baby in her arms.[3]
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5
- John Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37 p. 370-371
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 10.27.4
References
- John Tzetzes, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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