In Greek mythology, Chrysanthis (Ancient Greek: Χρυσανθίς) was a female figure associated with the goddess Demeter.
Mythology[edit]
According to an Argive legend recorded by Pausanias, Chrysanthis informed Demeter of the abduction of Persephone by Hades when Demeter was visiting Pelasgus in Argos.[1] Thus, in the Argive account Chrysanthis substitutes for Hecate of the Homeric hymn to Demeter.
A relief uncovered near Lerna portrays an altar, to the left of which stands Demeter, to the right stand Chrysanthis, her husband Mysius, and two maidens presumed to be their daughters.[2] Mysius is otherwise known as a native of Argos who offered hospitality to Demeter and dedicated a sanctuary to her, from which circumstance the goddess received the surname Mysia.[3] The family may be seen as a parallel to Celeus, Metaneira, and their daughters.[4]
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References[edit]
- Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band III, Halbband 6, Campanus ager-Claudius (1899), s. 2483, u. Chrysanthis
- Grimal, Pierre. A Concise Dictionary of Classical mythology. Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1990. – p. 96
- Lyons, Deborah. Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult. Appendix – A Catalogue of Heroines, under Chrysanthis
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.