Crino

Minor Spiritwell-documentedAncient Greek mythClassical visual art (Polygnotus painting as cited by Pausanias)GreeceLibya (as associated with King Danaus in the Danaid cycle)Trojan mythic context (Antenor's family)

Crino (Greek: Κρινώ, Krinō) is the personal name of at least two mortal women attested in Greek mythological genealogies and in ancient iconography: one listed as a consort of King Danaus and mother of four Danaïdes, and another named as a daughter of Antenor and Theano depicted in a painting by Polygnotus described by Pausanias. She is represented as a mortal, genealogical figure rather than an independent supernatural being in the provided sources.

Origin

Sources identify at least two distinct women named Crino in Greek mythic genealogies. One Crino is listed among the consorts of King Danaus of Libya and is named as the mother of four daughters—Callidice, Oeme, Celaeno, and Hyperippe—who, in the wider Danaid tradition, married and murdered their cousin-husbands on their wedding night. A separate Crino is recorded as a daughter of Antenor and Theano and appears in classical iconography: Pausanias cites a painting by Polygnotus in which she stands beside her father holding an infant. The provided materials do not present any account of Crino as a deity, cult figure, or supernatural originator; she functions as a named mortal within genealogical and artistic contexts.

Appearance

The sources offer only limited iconographic description. The Danaid consort Crino receives no physical description in the cited passages; she is known by name only as a maternal figure in genealogies. The Antenor daughter Crino is described (via Pausanias's report of a Polygnotus painting) as portrayed standing next to her father while holding a baby in her arms. No further attributes, dress, or distinguishing physical features are provided in the supplied material.

Abilities

No supernatural abilities, powers, or characteristic supernatural behaviors are attributed to Crino in the provided sources. Her attested roles are maternal and genealogical (as mother of named Danaïdes) and iconographic (as a figure in a painting). The violent actions associated with the Danaid tradition are attributed to her daughters in that cycle, not to Crino herself.

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Crino (Wikipedia). Wikipedia: Crino — summary citing classical sources (Apollodorus, Pausanias, Tzetzes) as referenced in the articlewiki
  2. [2]
    Wikidata: Crinoidea (disambiguation note in dataset). Wikidata entry for Crinoidea (included among dataset items but not used for mythic claims)wiki
well-documented