In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλῶρις Chlōris, from χλωρός chlōrós, meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different characters; other stories may refer to the same Chloris, but disagree on details.
Chloris, a nymph loved by Zephyrus (West Wind).Ovid, Fasti 5.195 ff. Chloris, wife of Neleus, king of Pylos.Apollodorus, 1.9.9 It is, however, not always clear whether she or the below Chloris is mentioned in this role. Chloris, one of the Niobids.Apollodorus, 3.5.6 referring to Telesilla Chloris, daughter of Orchomenus,Tzetzes on Lycophron, 881 & 980 married the seer Ampyx (son of Elatus or TitaironTzetzes on Lycophron, 881), with whom she had a child Mopsus who also became a renowned seer and would later join the Argonauts.Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.65Hyginus, Fabulae 14 The Argonautica Orphica calls her by a different name, Aregonis.Argonautica Orphica 126 In some accounts, she mothered Mopsus by Zeus.Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21-23
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