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
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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