Chrysothemis
Various figures in Greek mythology

Chrysothemis

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Various figures in Greek mythology
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Chrysothemis or Khrysothemis (/krɪˈsɒθɪmɪs/; Ancient Greek: Χρυσόθεμις, "golden law"), is a name ascribed to several characters in Greek mythology.

Female:

  • Chrysothemis, a Hesperide pictured and named on an ancient vase together with Asterope, Hygieia and Lipara.
  • Chrysothemis, daughter of Danaus. She married (and killed) Asterides, son of Aegyptus.
  • Chrysothemis, wife of Staphylus, mother of Molpadia, Rhoeo and Parthenos. She was also said to have mothered Parthenos by the god Apollo.
  • Chrysothemis, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.Unlike her sister, Electra, Chrysothemis did not protest or enact vengeance against their mother for having an affair with Aegisthus and then killing their father. She appears in Sophocles's Electra.

Male:

  • Chrysothemis, the first winner of the oldest contest held at the Pythian Games, the singing of a hymn to Apollo. He was a son of Carmanor, the priest who cleansed Apollo for the killing of Python.