List of characters in Greek mythology / C
The list of characters in Greek mythology includes characters from Greek mythology .
All figures known by name through literary or inscribed evidence are recorded. These include gods, demigods, hybrid beings or monsters, as well as human figures or animals that appear in myth. Nicknames, alternative names and group names are also included.
Legend
- Name: German transcription of the name without accents or length characters. Names whose traditional transcriptions are formed with umlaut or begin with a U are listed here without umlaut and with the transcription Ou . Accordingly, z. B. Oedipus can be found under Oidipus or Uranos under Ouranos .
- Greek: Ancient Greek spelling of the name.
- Description: Contains a brief description of the figure in which it is classified as far as possible (god, nymph, satyr, son or daughter of ...).
- Evidence: The detailed evidence is in the respective article and not in this list.
See also the general notes on the list of characters in Greek mythology .
list
| Surname | Greek | description | proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassus | (corrupt) | Son of Aegyptus , how nearly 50 brothers were stabbed to death by the Danaid bride Helicta | Hyginus : Fabulae 170. |
| Chadisia | Χαδισία | Amazon who went into battle “like a man”, after her the city on the Pontos | RE . Roscher 1,868. Stephanos of Byzantium . |
| Chairesilaos | Χαιρησίλαος | Son of Iasios , father of Poimandros | RE . Roscher 1,868. Pausanias 9,20,2. |
| Chairias | Χαιρίας | this is Eunomus , King of Sparta | Roscher 1,868. |
| Chairon | Χαίρων | Son of Apollon and Thero , founder of Chaironeia in Boiotien | RE . Roscher 1,868. Pausanias 9.40,3. |
| Chaitos | Χαῖτος | Son of Aegyptus , how nearly 50 brothers stabbed by the Danaid bride Asteria | RE . Roscher 1,868. Library of Apollodor 2,1,5. |
| Chalastre | Χαλάστρη, Χαλέστρα | Name giver of the city of Chalastra in Macedonia at the mouth of the Axios | RE . Roscher 1,868. Stephanos of Byzantium . |
| Chalbes | Χάλβης | Herald of Busiris , slain with his lord by Heracles | RE . Roscher 1,868. Scholion Apollonios 4.1396. |
| Chaldaios | Χαλδαῖος | Son of Belos , 14th king after Ninos in the city of Nineveh | RE . Roscher 1,868. Stephanos of Byzantium . |
| Chaldene | Χαλδήνη | Beloved of Zeus , mother of Solymos , the progenitor of the Solymer | RE . Roscher 1,868. Stephanos of Byzantium sv Χαλκηδονία . |
| Chalis | Χάλις | Nickname of Dionysus , giver of the pure, unmixed wine, like Akratos | RE . Roscher 1,868. Eustathios : Commentary on Iliad 1471.2. |
| Chalkaor | Χαλκάορ | Leader of the Amazons for Troy , "like a man" in battle, killed by Achilles | RE . Roscher 1,868. Tzetzes Posthomerica 181. |
| Chalcedon | Χαλκηδών | Son of Kronos , namesake of the river and city of Chalcedon | RE . Roscher 1.869 (1). Arrian at Eustathios . |
| Chalcedon | Χαλκηδών | Son of the seer Kalchas | Roscher 1,869 (2). Hesychios of Miletus 4:21. |
| Chalcinos | Χαλκῖνος | Descendant of Cephalos in the 10th member, brother of Daitos | RE . Roscher 1,869. Pausanias 1,37,6. |
| Chalkioikos | Χαλκίοικος | Epiclesis of Athena in Sparta , "the house of ore", also used independently | RE . Roscher 1,869. Thucydides 1,128. Pausanias 4,15,5. |
| Chalkiope | Χαλκιόπη | Daughter of King Eurypylos of Kos , with Heracles mother of Thessalus | RE . Roscher 1.869 (1). Library of Apollodorus 2,7,8. |
| Chalkiope | Χαλκιόπη | Daughter of King Aietes of Colchis , sister of Medea , wife of Phrixus | RE . Roscher 1,869 (2). Library of Apollodorus 1,9,1. |
| Chalkiope | Χαλκιόπη | Daughter of Rhexenor or Chalcodon, wife of Aigeus | RE . Roscher 1,869 (3). Library of Apollodorus 3,5,6. |
| Chalkiope | Χαλκιόπη | Daughter of Alkon | Roscher 1,869 (4). Scholion to Apollonios of Rhodes 1.97. |
| Chalkis | Χαλκίς | Mother of the corybants , the orgiastic ritual dancers | Roscher 1.869 (1). Scholion to Homer's Iliad 14.291. |
| Chalkis | Χαλκίς | Daughter of Asopos and Metope , namesake of the city of Chalkis | RE . Roscher 1,870 (2). Diodorus 4.72. |
| Chalcodon | Χαλκώδων | King of the Abants of Euboia , son of Abas | RE . Roscher 1.870 (1). Homer Iliad 2.541. Apollodor 3,10,9. |
| Chalcodon | Χαλκώδων | Heracles' comrade in arms against Elis | RE . Roscher 1,870 (2). Pausanias 8.15.3. |
| Chalcodon | Χαλκώδων | Suitor of Hippodameia | RE . Roscher 1,870 (3). Pausanias 6.21.7. |
| Chalcodon | Χαλκώδων | King of Kos , son of Eurypylos and Astypalaia , wounds Heracles | RE . Roscher 1,870 (4). Library of Apollodorus 2,7,1. |
| Chalcodon | Χαλκώδων | Son of Aegyptus , how nearly 50 brothers stabbed by the Danaidenbride Rhodia | RE . Roscher 1,870 (5). Library of Apollodor 2,1,5. |
| Chalkomedusa | Χαλκομέδουσα | Wife of Arkeisios , mother of Laertes | RE . Roscher 1,870. Eustathios Commentary on Iliad 1796,34. |
| Chalcone | Χάλκων | King of Kos , son of Eurypylos and Clytia | RE . Roscher 1.870 (1). Theocritus 7.6. |
| Chalcone | Χάλκων | this is Chalcodon , king of Euboia, father of Abas | RE . Roscher 1,870 (2). Scholion to Homer's Iliad 2,526. |
| Chalcone | Χάλκων, Χαλκώδων | Father of Bathycles , Myrmidon | RE . Roscher 1,870 (3). Homer Iliad 16,592. |
| Chalcone | Χάλκων | Leader and shield bearer of Antilochus , in love with the Amazon Penthesileia | RE . Roscher 1,870 (4). Eustathios Commentary on Iliad 1697,54. |
| Chalcone | Χάλκων, Χαλκώδων | that is Chalcon , suitor of Hippodameia | RE . Roscher 1,870 (5). |
| Chalkos | Χαλκός | Son of Athamas, inventor of shields | RE . Roscher 1,870. Pliny the Elder Naturalis historia 7.57. |
| Chalybs | Χάλυψ | Son of Ares , namesake of the Chalybes | RE . Roscher 1,871. Scholion to Apollonios of Rhodes 2,373. |
| Chamyne | Χαμύνη, Χαμνος | Epiclesis of Demeter in Elis , goddess of fertility and grain | RE . Roscher 1,871. Pausanias 6,20,9. |
| Chamynos | Χαμύνη, Χαμνος | that's Chamyne , by the name of Demeter | Roscher 1,871. |
| Chaon | Χάων | Trojan , brother or companion of Helena , killed unintentionally while hunting | RE . Roscher 1,871. Servius : Commentary Aeneid 3,297. |
| chaos | Χάος, Χάεος | “Yawning emptiness”, disordered state of the world from which the first gods emerged | RE . Roscher 1,871. |
| Charidemos | Χαρίδημος | last carnelian priest of Apollon Carneios , who ruled over Sikyon | Eusebius : Chronicon . |
| Chariklo | Χαρικλώ | Naiade , wife of the centaur Cheiron , educator of Jason and Achilles | Roscher 1,872 (1). Pindar : Pythia 4.103. |
| Chariklo | Χαρικλώ | Daughter of Kychreus , wife of the robber Skiron in Megara , mother of Endeis | RE . Roscher 1,872 (2). Plutarch : Theseus 10. |
| Chariklo | Χαρικλώ | Nymph , with the shepherd of your mother the seer Teiresias | RE . Roscher 1,872 (3). Library of Apollodorus 3,6,7. |
| Charila | Χάριλα | Orphan girls, having a festival in Delphi , after drought and famine | RE . Roscher 1,872. Plutarch : quaestiones Graecae 12. |
| Charilaos | Χαρίλαος, Χόριλλαος | this is Chorillos , a satyr | RE . Roscher 1,872. CIG 7461. |
| Charilaos | Χαρίλαος, Χάριλλος | this is Charillos , King of Sparta | RE . Herodotus : Histories 8,131. |
| Charillos | Χαρίλαος, Χάριλλος | King of Sparta , a Eurypontide , son of Polydect, fights against Tegea | RE . Pausanias 8.5.9. |
| Chariphemos | Χαρίφημος | Ancestor of Homer and Hesiod , one of the ten in line to Orpheus | RE . Roscher 1,872. |
| Charippos | Χάροψ, Χάροπος | see Charops , diverse | Roscher 1,872. |
| Charis | Χάρις, Χάριτες | one of the Charites , grace, grace personified, wife of Hephaestus | RE . Roscher 1,872. Homer : Iliad 18,382. |
| Charisios | Χαρίσιος | Son of Lycaon , founds Charisiai, one of the 50 wicked people whom Zeus exterminated | RE . Roscher 1,884. Pausanias 8.3.1. |
| Charites | Χάριτες | Goddesses of grace and celebration, Euphrosyne , Thalia , Aglaia | RE . Roscher 1,872-884. |
| Charmas | Χάρμας | Father of Euandros from Arcadia , otherwise Hermes is given as the father | RE . Roscher 1,884. Scholion , Dionysius 348. |
| Charmophron | Χαρμόφρων | Epithet of Hermes , patron god of travelers and shepherds, "the heart-pleasing one" | RE . Roscher 1,884. Hesychios of Alexandria . |
| Charmos | Χάρμος | Son of Aristaios in Sardinia, brother of Callikarpos | RE . Roscher 1,884. Diodorus 4.82. |
| Charon | Χάρων | old ferryman, brings the dead across the Acheron to Hades | RE . Roscher 1.884-886 (1). Diodorus 1.92. |
| Charon | Χάρων | Participants in a boar hunt on ancient Corinthian vases in the Vatican | RE . Roscher 1.886 (2). CIG 7374. |
| Charopos | Χάροπος, Χάροψ | Ruler of Syme , husband of the nymph Aglaia , father of Nireus | RE . Roscher 1.886 (1). Homer : Iliad 2,671. |
| Charopos | Χάροπος, Χάροψ | this is Charops , husband of the Oie | RE . Roscher 1.886 (2). |
| Charops | Χάροψ | King of Thrace , father of Oiagros , grandfather of Orpheus | RE . Roscher 1.886 (1). Diodorus 3.65. |
| Charops | Χάροψ | Trojan , son of Hippasus, brother of Sokos, killed by Odysseus | RE . Roscher 1.886 (2). Homer : Iliad 11,426. |
| Charops | Χάροψ | Nickname of Heracles in Boiotien , with a statue at Laphystion, place of Kerberos | RE . Roscher 1.886 (3). Pausanias 9,34,4. |
| Charops | Χάροπος, Χάροψ | Husband of the Oie, after her the Demos Oie in Attica | RE . Roscher 1.886 (4). Harpocration sv Οἰῆθεν |
| Charops | Χάροψ | The hunter's dog Aktaion , one of 35 to 81 animals | RE . Roscher 1.887 (5). Hyginus : Fabulae 181. |
| Charops | Χάροψ, Χάροπος | this is Charopos , husband of the nymph Aglaia | RE . Roscher 1.887 (6). |
| Charybdis | Χάρυβδις | Sea monster that lives with the Scylla in the Strait of Messina | RE . Roscher 1,887. Homer : Odyssey 12.73. |
| Cheirimachos | Χειρίμαχος | Son of Elektryon and Anaxo , brother of Alcmene | RE . Roscher 1,888. Library of Apollodorus 2,4,5. |
| Cheirogastores | Χειρογάστορες | Cyclops , with a single eye on his forehead, assistant to Proitos in Tiryns | RE . Roscher 1,888. Hekataios at Julius Pollux 1,5,50. |
| Cheirogonia | Χειρογονία | Nickname of Persephone , related to the goddess of childbirth | RE . Roscher 1,888. Hesychios . |
| Cheiron | Χείρων, Χίρων | Centaur , son of Cronus and Philyra , tutor of several heroes | RE . Roscher 1,888-892. Homer : Iliad 11,832. |
| Chelidon | Χελιδών, Χελιδονίς | Daughter of Pandareos , sister of Aedon, desecrated, transformed into a swallow | RE . Roscher 1,892. Antoninus Liberalis 11. |
| Chelidonis | Χελιδών, Χελιδονίς | this is Chelidon , daughter of Pandareus | RE . Roscher 1,892. |
| Chelon | Χελώνη | Virgo, despises Zeus' marriage to Hera, transformed into a turtle by Hermes | RE . Roscher 1,892. Servius : Commentary on Aeneid 1.505. |
| Cherias | Χερίας | this is Eunomus , King of Sparta | Roscher 1,892. |
| Chersibios | Χερσίβιος | Son of Heracles and Megara , brother of Polydorus , Aniketus , Patroclus | RE . Roscher 1,892. Scholion , Pindar : Isthmia 3,104. |
| Chersidamas | Χερσιδάμας, Χιροδαμας | Son of King Priam of Troy , killed by Odysseus | RE . Roscher 1.892 (1). Homer : Iliad 11,423. |
| Chersidamas | Χερσιδάμας | Son of Pterelaus | RE . Roscher 1,892 (2). Library of Apollodorus 2,4,5. |
| Chersis | Χέρσις | Graie , daughter of Phorkys and Keto , together with Pemphredo, Enyo, Deino | RE . Roscher 1,892. Hesiod : Theogony 270. |
| Chesias | Χησιάς | Epiclesis of Artemis on Samos , with temple in Chesion | RE . Roscher 1.892 (1). |
| Chesias | Χησιάς | Nymph on Samos , with Imbrasos mother of Okyroë | RE . Roscher 1,892 (2). Athenaios 7.283. |
| Chesloimos | Χέσλοιμος | Son of Mestraimos, thus son of Aegyptus | RE . Roscher 1,892. Josephus 1,6,2. |
| Chethimos | Χέθιμος | eponymous hero of the island and the tribe of Cyprus, son of Jovanes | RE . Roscher 1,893. Josephus 1,6,1. |
| Chettaios | Χετταῖος | Son of Chanaan, the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan are called Chettaioi after him | RE . Roscher 1,893. Josephus 1,6,2. |
| Chias | Χιάς, Χιόνη | Daughter of Niobe and Amphion , after her one of the 7 gates of Thebes | RE . Roscher 1,893. Hyginus : Fabulae 69. |
| Chimaira | Χίμαιρα | Hybrid , "goat", daughter of Echidna and Typhon , sister of Hydra | RE . Roscher 1.893-895 (1). Homer : Iliad 6,180. |
| Chimaira | Χίμαιρα | Nymph , lover of the shepherd Daphnis | Roscher 1,895 (2). Servius : Commentary Eclogae 8,68. |
| Chimaireus | Χιμαιρεύς | Son of Prometheus and Kelaino , brother of Lycus , host to Paris | RE . Roscher 1,895. Tzetzes , Scholion : Lykophron 132. |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia , with Poseidon mother of Eumolpos | RE . Roscher 1,895 (1). Lycurgus 160. |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Daughter of Arcturus, stolen by Boreas , mother of Hyrpa | RE . Roscher 1,895 (2). |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Daughter of Neilos and Kalirrhoë , "Snow" | RE . Roscher 1,895 (3). Servius : Commentary on Aeneid 4,250. |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Daidalion's daughter , with Apollon and Hermes mother of Philammon , Autolycus | RE . Roscher 1,895 (4). Hyginus : Fabulae 200. |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Lover of Dionysus , mother of Priapus | RE . Roscher 1,895 (5). Scholion , Theocritus 1.21. |
| Chione | Χιόνη | Nymph , eponymous for the island of Chios | RE . Roscher 1,895 (6). Stephanos of Byzantium . |
| Chios | Χίος | Son of Poseidon and a nymph , snow fell from the sky when he was born | Roscher 1.896 (1). Pausanias 7.4.6. |
| Chios | Χίος | Son of Oceanus , eponymous hero of the island of Chios | RE . Roscher 1.896 (2). Stephanos of Byzantium sv Χίος . |
| Chitons | Χιτώνη, -νία, -νέα | Epiclesis of Artemis , girls danced in Syracuse for flute | RE . Roscher 1,896. Stephanos of Byzantium sv. |
| Chlamos | Χλέμος | Lycian , son of Peisenor, fighting for Troy , of Meriones killed | RE . Roscher 1,896. Quintus of Smyrna 8.101. |
| Chloe | Χλόη | Epiklesis of Demeter , the goddess of fertility and grain | RE . Roscher 1,896. Athenaios 14.10. |
| Chloris | Χλῶρις, Χλωρίς | this is nymph Flora , goddess of flowers | RE . Roscher 1.896 (1). |
| Chloris | Χλωρίς, Χλῶρις | Daughter of Orchomenos, with Ampykos mother of the seer Mopsus in Thessaly | RE . Roscher 1.896 (2). Hyginus : Fabulae 14. |
| Chloris | Χλωρίς | Daughter of Amphion , with Neleus mother of Pero and Nestor | RE . Roscher 1.896 (3). Homer : Odyssey 11,281. |
| Chloris | Χλῶρις, Χλωρίς | this is Meliboia , daughter of Niobe and Amphion | RE . Roscher 1.896 (4). Pausanias 2,21,10. |
| Chnas | Χνάς | eponymous hero of the land of Phenicia , identified with Agenor or Phoinix | RE . Roscher 1,897. FHG 1,17,254. |
| Choirile | Χοιρίλη, Χορίλη | Nickname of Hecabe , wife of King Priam in Troy | RE . Roscher 1,897. Suda . |
| Choiros | Χοίρος | Mainade , companion of the Dionysian trains | RE . Roscher 1,897. CIG 8378. |
| Chomisdaites | Χωμισδαίτης | Epiclesis of Heracles | RE . Roscher 1,897. Suda sv Χῶν . |
| Chon | Χῶν | Egyptian deity, identified with Heracles | RE . Roscher 1,897. Etymologicum magnum 816.29. |
| Choraios | Χοραῖος | Father of Kallithea, the wife of Atys | RE . Roscher 1,898. Dionysius of Halicarnassus 1.27. |
| Choranthe | Χοράνθη | Mainade , companion of the Dionysian trains | RE . Roscher 1,898. |
| Choreia | Χορεία | Mainade , companion of the Dionysian trains | RE . Roscher 1,898. CIG 8387. |
| Chorillos | Χόριλλος | Satyr , hybrid , demon in the wake of Dionysus | RE . Roscher 1,898. |
| Choro | Χορώ | Nereid , daughter of Nereus and Doris , nymph of the sea | RE . Roscher 1,898 (1). CIG 7398. |
| Choro | Χορώ | Mainade , companion of the Dionysian trains | RE . Roscher 1,898 (2). CIG 7461. |
| Chorochartes | Χοροχάρτης, Ὀροχαρης | Satyr , hybrid , demon in the wake of Dionysus | RE . Roscher 1,898. |
| Choronike | Χορονίκη, Χωράν | Mainade , companion of the Dionysian trains | RE . Roscher 1,898 (1). CIG 7452. |
| Choronike | Χορονίκη | Muse , patron goddess of the arts | RE . Roscher 1,898 (2). CIG 7815. |
| Chromia | Χρομία | Daughter of King Itonus , wife of Endymion | RE . Roscher 1,898. Pausanias 5: 1, 2. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | Son of King Pterelaus of Taphos | RE . Roscher 1,898 (1). Library of Apollodorus 2,4,5. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | Son of King Priam in Troy , killed by Diomedes | RE . Roscher 1,898 (2). Homer : Iliad 5,160. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | Son of Neleus , brother of Nestor | RE . Roscher 1,898 (3). Homer : Odyssey 11,286. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | fight for Troy , killed by Teukros | RE . Roscher 1,898 (4). Homer : Iliad 8.275. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | Lycians , fighting for Troy , slain by Odysseus | RE . Roscher 1,898 (5). Homer : Iliad 5,677. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | from Mycenae , fights against Troy , slain by Eurypylos | RE . Roscher 1,898 (6). Quintus of Smyrna 6,616. |
| Chromios | Χρόμιος | this is Chromis , ally of the Trojans | RE . Roscher 1,898 (7). Homer : Iliad 17.218. |
| Chromis | Χρόμις | from Mysia , fights for Troy , conquered by Achilles | RE . Roscher 1.899 (1). Homer : Iliad 2,858. |
| Chromis | Χρόμις | Companion of Phineus , kills Emathion at the wedding of Perseus | RE . Roscher 1.899 (2). Ovid : Metamorphoses 5,103. |
| Chromis | Χρόμις | Centaur , hybrid creature , slain by Peirithoos at the wedding | RE . Roscher 1,899 (3). Ovid Metamorphoses 12,333. |
| Chromis | Χρόμις | Satyr , hybrid , demon in the wake of Dionysus | RE . Roscher 1,899 (4). Virgil Eclogae 6.13. |
| Chronos | Χρόνος | Personification of time, of lifetime, in the myths of the Orphics | RE . Roscher 1.899 (1). |
| Chronos | Χρόνος | Ross des Helios , one of four | RE . Roscher 1,900 (2). Scholion , Euripides : Phoenicians 3. |
| Chrysanthis | Χρυσανθίς | Woman from Argos , Demeter tells of the robbery of Persephone at Lerna | RE . Roscher 1,900. Pausanias 1,14,2. |
| Chrysaor | Χρυσάωρ | Son of Medusa , brother of Pegasus , with Kallirrhoë father of Geryon | RE . Roscher 1,900 (1). Hesiod : Theogony 278. |
| Chrysaor | Χρυσάωρ, Χρυσάορος | Epithets of gods: Apollon , Demeter , Artemis , Zeus , Orpheus , Perseus | RE . Roscher 1,900 (2). |
| Chrysaor | Χρυσάωρ | Son of Glaucus , "golden sword", eponymous hero in Caria , father of Idrieus | RE . Stephanos of Byzantium sv Χρυσαορίς . |
| Chrysas | Χρύσας | River god Chrysas in Sicily , with a sanctuary near Assoro , on the road to Henna | RE . Roscher 1,900. Cicero : Verres indictment 4,44,96. |
| Chryse | Χρύση | Place of worship of Apollon Smintheus | Roscher 1.901 (1). Homer : Iliad 1.30. |
| Chryse | Χρύση | Nymph of the island Chryse near Lemnos , "the golden one" | RE . Roscher 1.901 (2). Scholion , Iliad 2,722. |
| Chryse | Χρύση | Daughter of King Almos from Orchomenos , with Ares mother of Phlegyas | RE . Roscher 1.901 (4). Pausanias 9.36. |
| Chryse | Χρύση | Daughter of Pallas , "the golden one", with Dardanos mother of Idaios and Deimas | RE . Roscher 1.901 (5). Dionysius of Halicarnassus 1.61.2. |
| Chryse | Χρύση | Bakchantin who begins to race, seized by the deity | Roscher 1,901 (6). |
| Chryseis | Χρυσηίς | Daughter of the Apollo priest Chryses , prisoner of Agamemnon | RE . Roscher 1.901 (1). Homer : Iliad 1,366. |
| Chryseis | Χρυσηίς | one of the 50 daughters of King Thespios , with Heracles mother of Onesippos | RE . Roscher 1.902 (2). Library of Apollodorus 2,7,8. |
| Chryseis | Χρυσηίς, Κρηνηίς | Okeanide , daughter of Okeanos and Tethys | RE . Roscher 1.902 (3). Hesiod Theogony 359. |
| Chryses | Χρύσης | Son of Minos and Pareia, in Paros , killed by Heracles with three brothers | RE . Roscher 1.902 (2). Pausanias 3,1,2,5. |
| Chryses | Χρύσης | Son of Chrysogeneia, priest of Apollo in Chryse , father of Chryseis | RE . Roscher 1.902 (3). Strabo 13,612. |
| Chryses | Χρύσης | Son of Agamemnon and Chryseïs, lives on the island of Zminthe | RE . Roscher 1.902 (4). Hyginus : Fabulae 121. |
| Chrysippe | Χρυσίππη | Danaide , one of nearly 50 who stabbed the bridegroom Chrysippus | RE . Roscher 1.902. Library of Apollodor 2,1,5. |
| Chrysippus | Χρύσιππος | Son of Aegyptus , how nearly 50 brothers stabbed by the Danaidenbride Chrysippe | RE . Roscher 1.902 (1). Library of Apollodor 2,1,5. |
| Chrysippus | Χρύσιππος | Son of Pelops and Axioche , lover of Laios | RE . Roscher 1,902-905 (2). Scholion , Euripides : Orestes 5. |
| Chrysippus | Χρύσιππος | Founder of the city of Chrysippa in Cilicia | RE . Roscher 1.905 (3). Stephanos of Byzantium sv Χρύσιππα . |
| Chrysippus | Χρύσιππος | Son of Aiolos and the Laistrygonin Telepora | RE . Roscher 1.905 (4). |
| Chrysis | Χρυσίς | Amazon who went into battle “like a man” on a vase from Nola near Naples | RE . Roscher 1.905 (1). |
| Chrysis | Χρυσίς | Bakchantin , seized by the deity, begins to race on the Meidias vase | RE . Roscher 1.905 (2). |
| Chryso | Χρύσω, Χρυσώ | Demon of gold, comparable to Pluton and Sidero | RE . Roscher 1,905. Hesychios of Alexandria . |
| Chrysochoas | Χρυσοχόας | Son of King Neilos and Garmathone, released from the underworld by Osiris | RE . Roscher 1,905. FHG 3,502,2. |
| Chrysogeneia | Χρυσογένεια, -γόνη | Daughter of Almos , with Poseidon mother of Chryses and Minyas | RE . Roscher 1,905. Pausanias 9.36.1. |
| Chrysogons | Χρυσογόνη, -γένεια | this is Chrysogeneia , daughter of Almos | RE . Roscher 1,905. |
| Chrysocomas | Χρυσοκόμας, -κομος | Nicknames of deities: Apollo , Dionysus , Hymenaios , Eros , "the golden-haired one" | RE . Roscher 1,905. Euripides : Trojans 254. |
| Chrysolaus | Χρυσόλαος | Son of King Priam of Troy | RE . Roscher 1,905. Hyginus : Fabulae 90. |
| Chrysomallos | Χρυσόμαλλος | Aries, son of Poseidon and Theophano, wears the golden fleece "tuft of wool" | |
| Chrysomede | Χρυσομέδη | Nickname of the bakchant Chalkomede | RE . Roscher 1,905. Nonnos : Dionysiacs 34,119. |
| Chrysonea | Χρυσονόη | see Kleitos , son of Mantios | Roscher 1,905. |
| Chrysopator | Χρυσοπάτορ | Epithet of Dionysus and Perseus | RE . Roscher 1,905. Nonnos 47,471. Lycophron 838. |
| Chrysopeleia | Χρυσοπέλεια | Dryad , ancestress of the Arcadians, with Arkas mother of Elatos and Apheides | RE . Roscher 1,905. Library of Apollodorus 3,9,1. |
| Chrysor | Χρυσώρ | Phoenician blacksmith god, identified with Hephaestus | RE . Roscher 1,906. FHG 3,566.9. |
| Chrysorthe | Χρυσόρθη | Daughter of Orthopolis from Sikyon , with Apollon mother of Koronos | RE . Roscher 1,906. Pausanias 2.5.5. |
| Chrysothemis | Χρυσόθεμις | Danaide , one of nearly 50 who stabbed the groom Asterides | RE . Roscher 1.906 (1). Hyginus : Fabulae 170. |
| Chrysothemis | Χρυσόθεμις | Wife of Staphylos, mother of Parthenos, Molpadia , Rhoio | RE . Roscher 1.906 (2), (3). |
| Chrysothemis | Χρυσόθεμις | Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra , sister of Iphianassa , Orestes | RE . Roscher 1.906 (4). Homer : Iliad 9,145. |
| Chrysothemis | Χρυσόθεμις | Hesperide , a nymph , tends the miracle tree with golden apples | RE . Roscher 1.906 (5). CIG 8487. |
| Chrysothemis | Χρυσόθεμις | Son of Karmanor from Crete, singer in competition with Philammon and Thamyris | RE . Roscher 1.906 (6). Pausanias 10.7.2. |
| Chthon | Χθών | personifies the fertile ground and the depths of the earth | RE . Roscher 1,906. Euripides : Hecabe 70. |
| Chthonia | Χθονία | Daughter of Phoreneus or Kolontas, built a Demeter sanctuary in Hermione | RE . Roscher 1.906 (1). Pausanias 2,35,3. |
| Chthonia | Χθονία | Daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea , sacrificed for the good of Athens, wife of Bute | RE . Roscher 1.907 (2). Libraries of Apollodorus 3,15,1. |
| Chthonia | Χθονία | Daughter of the giant Alkyoneus , transformed into a kingfisher with her sisters | RE . Roscher 1.907 (3). Eustathios : Commentary on Iliad 776 : 37. |
| Chthonia, Chthonioi | Χθονία, Χθόνιοι θεοί | Nickname of goddesses "belonging to the earth", from the underworld or for fertility | RE . Roscher 1,907. Herodotus : Histories 6,134. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιος | Centaur , hybrid creature , killed by Nestor at the wedding of Peirithoos | RE . Roscher 1.907 (1). Ovid : Metamorphoses 12,441. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιος | Son of Aegyptus , how nearly 50 brothers were stabbed by the Danaid bride Bryke | RE . Roscher 1.907 (2). Library of Apollodor 2,1,5. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιος | Son of Poseidon and Syme , under whose leadership Symi was settled | RE . Roscher 1.907 (3). Diodorus 5.53. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιος | Division , developed from sown dragon teeth, ancestor of the Thebans | RE . Roscher 1.907 (4). Library of Apollodorus 3,4,1. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιοι θεοί | this is a chthonioi , epithet of a deity of the underworld | RE . Roscher 1.907 (5). Orphic Hymn 69.2. |
| Chthonios | Χθόνιος | Gigant , son of Gaia , tries to overthrow the Olympian gods | RE . Nonnos of Panopolis , Dionysiacs 48,21. |
| Chthonophyle | Χθονοφύλη | Daughter of Sicyon , with Hermes mother of King Polybos | RE . Roscher 1,908. Apollonios of Rhodes 1,115. |
| Chthonophylos | Χθονόφυλος | Giant on the Pergamon Altar | RE . Roscher 1,908. |
| Chum | Χούμ | Son of Chanaan, ancestor of the Ethiopians, brother of Mestraïmos | RE . Roscher 1,908. Eusebius : Evangelica 9.17. |
| Chytros | Χύτρος | Son of Aledros, grandson of Akamas, the city of Chytroi on Cyprus after him | RE . Roscher 1,908. Pliny the Elder NH 5,31,35. |