In the surviving, brief attestations cited in modern reference works, Chlorus is presented as a member of a mythic genealogy: he is named as the son of Pelasgus and the father of Haemon, who in turn is father of Thessalus. These links are presented to explain regional eponyms — Haemonia and Thessaly — rather than as a narrative tale of deeds. The sources also note a variant tradition in which Haemon is called the son of Pelasgus instead of of Chlorus, indicating fluidity among genealogical accounts preserved in geographical and ethnographic compilations (as recorded in modern summaries of Stephanus of Byzantium and Strabo).
Not attested. The available sources record Chlorus only as a personal/genealogical name and provide no physical description or iconography.
None attested. Chlorus is not described as possessing supernatural powers or agency in the supplied materials; he functions as an ancestral eponym in etiological genealogies.
Argeia (Argia / Argea)
Argeia (Ancient Greek Ἀργεία; variants Argia, Argea) is primarily attested as a mortal name in Greek mythic genealogies — notably a daughter of Adrastus of Argos, wife of Polynices and mother of Thersander, Adrastus, and Timeas. The lexical form Argeia is also used in modern scientific taxonomy as a genus of parasitic isopods and as a species epithet (e.g., Chimarra argeia) in entomology.
Batea of Troad
Batea (Ancient Greek: Βάτεια) is a mythic female ancestor and eponym in early Greek accounts tied to the foundation myths of the Trojans/Dardanians. Presented as a member of the Teucrian royal house and consort of Dardanus, she is credited with giving her name to a hill in the Troad and to the town Bateia and functions mainly to link genealogical descent and territorial claims.
Boeotus (son of Poseidon)
Boeotus is a mythic eponymous ancestor in Greek tradition credited with giving his name to the region and people of Boeotia. He appears in genealogical accounts as a son of Poseidon (often with Arne) or in variant traditions as son of Itonus and the nymph Melanippe, functioning chiefly as a founding ancestor rather than an active cultic or supernatural agent.
Chaetus
Chaetus (Ancient Greek: Χαῖτος) is a mortal figure in Greek mythic genealogies identified as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. He is best known as one of the Aegyptid princes who married a daughter of Danaus (Asteria) and was slain on his wedding night along with most of his brothers.
Eurymede
Eurymede (Ancient Greek Εὐρυμήδη / Εὐρυμέδη, romanized Eurumēdē / Eurymēdē) is a personal name borne by mortal women in Greek mythic genealogies. In the sources provided she appears as a human matron or princess whose familial relationships connect her to heroes (notably Bellerophon) or to the daughters of Oeneus (the Meleagrides).
Orestheus
Orestheus is a mythic founder-figure in Greek tradition appearing in variant genealogies as either a son of Deucalion and Pyrrha associated with the Ozolian Locrians of Aetolia (noted for a vine-origin wonder-tale) or as one of the fifty sons of Lycaon credited with founding Oresthasion/Oresteion in Arcadia. He functions as an eponymic ancestral figure used to explain place-names and tribal identities.
Philomache (Phylomache)
Philomache (Ancient Greek: Φυλομάχη), also spelled Phylomache, is a mythological mortal woman appearing in classical Greek genealogical traditions as a Minyan princess of Orchomenus who in some accounts is named as the wife of Pelias of Iolcus and mother of Acastus and several daughters. She functions as a dynastic link in heroic-age family networks rather than as a supernatural being.
Phocus of Aegina
Phocus of Aegina is a mythic mortal prince of the Aeacid house, named in classical summaries and genealogies as a son of King Aeacus of Aegina and Psamathe. In the supplied sources he functions as a genealogical and political figure within the heroic-age network of kings rather than as a supernatural being or cultic figure.
Polycaste
Polycaste (Ancient Greek: Πολυκάστη) is the proper name borne by several distinct mortal women in Greek myth and genealogical tradition. The name is used for different princesses and household women (daughter, sister, wife, mother) who appear in separate narrative and genealogical contexts rather than denoting a single supernatural being.
Theronice
Theronice (Ancient Greek: Θηρονίκη) is an Olenian princess in Greek mythic genealogies, daughter of King Dexamenus, twin sister of Theraephone, wife (in some traditions) of one of the Molionides and mother of Amphimachus. She is presented in sources as a mortal genealogical figure whose primary function is to link families and heroic lineages in the Peloponnese.
Thestius
Thestius (Ancient Greek: Θέστιος) is a mythic, mortal king of Pleuron in Aetolia appearing in Greek genealogical and local‑hero traditions. He functions primarily as a dynastic ancestor and regional ruler whose family and political actions connect several better‑known heroic cycles, and some variants link him etiologically to a river‑name and a tragic domestic death.
Chloris of Thebes
Chloris of Thebes (Ancient Greek: Χλῶρις), also called Meliboea in some traditions, is a mythological mortal woman named among the Niobids — the children of Amphion and Niobe — in Greek genealogical traditions. In some sources and later summaries she is conflated with a Chloris who is said to have married Neleus of Pylos, a variant that integrates her into Pylian genealogies.
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- [1]Chlorus — Wikipedia. Wikipedia entry 'Chlorus' (summary of classical attestations citing Stephanus of Byzantium and Strabo)wiki
- [2]Chlorus — Wikidata. Wikidata item for 'Chlorus' (notes alternate usages including biological taxon)wiki
- [3]Red jasper ring stone (archive item mentioning 'Constantine Chlorus'). Archive catalogue item referencing the name 'Constantine Chlorus' in a modern/historical numismatic context (distinct from the Greek mythic figure)other
- [4]Constantio - Unearthed Prophecies (archive audio listing referencing 'Constantius Chlorus'). Archive audio listing that uses the name 'Constantius Chlorus' in a modern music context (distinct referent)other