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Greek Mythology >> Nymphs >> Naiads >> Clonia (Klonie)

KLONIE

Greek Name

Κλονιη

Transliteration

Kloniê

Latin Spelling

Clonia

Translation

Wildly-Rushing (kloneô)

KLONIE (Clonia) was the Naiad-nymph of a spring or fountain of the town of Hyria in Boiotia (central Greece). She was the wife of Hyrieus, the eponymous founding-prince of the town, and the mother of Lykos (Lycus) and Nykteus (Nycteus), regents of the city of Thebes.

Klonie was probably identified with Kelaino (Celaeno), the mother of Lykos and Nykteus mentioned by other writers.


PARENTS

Perhaps a daughter of ASOPOS

OFFSPRING

LYKOS, NYKTEUS (by Hyrieus) (Apollodorus 3.111)


CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 49 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Hyrieus and a Nymphe named Klonie (Clonia) were parents of Nykteus (Nycteus) and Lykos (Lycus)."


SOURCES

GREEK

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