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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".
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]
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.
Greek deities series |
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Nymphs |
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".
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]
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.