Galaxy/The codex of Chione

In Greek mythology, Chione was a mortal woman, the daughter of Daedalion and the mother of Autolycus by Hermes and of Philammon by Apollo. Homer does not name her; Hyginus and Ovid tell how both gods lay with her on the same night. She was killed by Artemis after boasting against the goddess in the hunt. She must be distinguished from Chione daughter of Boreas and Orithyia, mother of Eumolpus.

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I.The twin sons

Chione, daughter of Daedalion, was so beautiful that Apollo and Hermes both desired her. By Apollo she bore Philammon, a famous singer; by Hermes she bore Autolycus, the master-thief who became grandfather of Odysseus.

Hyginus records that some poets call her Philonis instead of Chione.

II.Death

She spoke too proudly against Artemis in the hunt and was slain by the goddess' arrows. Her father Daedalion, unable to bear his grief, was changed by Apollo into a hawk.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameChionē (Χιόνη)
Typemortal
Domainsdaughter of Daedalion · mother of Autolycus · the twin sons of two gods
ParentageDaedalion
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