Chryse, a
nymph or minor goddess of
Lemnos (or of
Chryse Island) who lured
Philoctetes away from his companions which resulted in him being bitten by a snake.[3] Some sources state that Chryse was a local epithet of
Athena, and the misfortune happened to Philoctetes next to her altar, which the snake was guarding.[4][5] The altar was said to have been set up by
Jason.[6]
Sophocles, Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes with an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Chryse, a
nymph or minor goddess of
Lemnos (or of
Chryse Island) who lured
Philoctetes away from his companions which resulted in him being bitten by a snake.[3] Some sources state that Chryse was a local epithet of
Athena, and the misfortune happened to Philoctetes next to her altar, which the snake was guarding.[4][5] The altar was said to have been set up by
Jason.[6]
Sophocles, Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes with an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.