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Chryse (mythology)
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Chryse (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Chryse ( or "golden") may refer to:
- Chryse, daughter of Almus, a lover of Ares and mother of Phlegyas.
- Chryse, a nymph or minor goddess of Lemnos (or of Chryse Island) who lured Philoctetes away from his companions which resulted in him bitten by a snake. 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. The altar was said to have been set up by Jason.
- Chryse, daughter of Pallas and consort of Dardanus.
- Chryse, daughter of Timander, sister of Eurytione, Hellotis and Cottyto, from Corinth.
- Chryse, a surname of Aphrodite on Lesbos.
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