Chione, or Khione (Χιόνη, from the
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χιών ''chiōn'', "snow") may refer to:
In Greek mythology
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Chione is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including:
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Chione (daughter of Boreas)
In Greek mythology, Chione (; Ancient Greek: Χιόνη ''Khione'' from χιών ''chiōn'', "snow") was the daughter of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and Orithyia a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens.
Chione was the sister of Cleo ...
, mother of Eumolpus by Poseidon
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Chione (daughter of Daedalion), mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively
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Chione (daughter of Callirrhoe)
In Greek mythology, Chione or Khionê (Ancient Greek: Χιονη from χιών – ''chiōn'', "snow") was the daughter of the Oceanid Callirrhoe and Nilus. She was raped by a local peasant and transformed into a snow cloud by Hermes at the order ...
, who was changed into a snow cloud
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Chione (daughter of Arcturus)
In Greek mythology, Chione or Khionê (Ancient Greek: Χιονη from χιών – ''chiōn'', "snow") was a consort of Boreas. The account of Pseudo-Plutarch makes her a daughter of Arcturus; she is said to have been abducted by Boreas and brough ...
, who was abducted by Boreas and bore him three sons
:*Chione, mother of
Priapus
In Greek mythology, Priapus (; grc, Πρίαπος, ) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term ...
by Dionysus
:*Chione, one of the
Niobids
In Greek mythology, the Niobids were the children of Amphion of Thebes and Niobe, slain by Apollo and Artemis because Niobe, born of the royal house of Phrygia, had boastfully compared the greater number of her own offspring with those of Leto, ...
In biology
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''Chione'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Rubiaceae
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''Chione'' (bivalve), a mollusc genus of bivalves in the family Veneridae
In astronomy
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6261 Chione
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
(1976 WC) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 30, 1976 by Schuster, H.-E. at La Silla.
In popular culture
* Khione, daughter of Boreas, a character in the book ''
The Lost Hero
''The Lost Hero'' is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series, a sequel to the ''Percy Jackso ...
'' and ''
The House of Hades
''The House of Hades'' is a fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 8, 2013, and is the fourth book in '' The Heroes of Olympus'' series, preceded by ''The ...
'' by Rick Riordan
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