Galaxy/The codex of Chrysopelia

In Greek mythology, Chrysopeleia (Ancient Greek Χρυσοπέλεια, "golden pigeon") is a nymph — Apollodorus' Eumelus some-say mother of Arcas' sons Elatus and Aphidas, and in Tzetzes' fuller tale a tree-nymph Arcas saved from a flood who bore him Apheidas and Elatus. The atlas keeps her under kinds naiad and topic arcas-consort-mother beside Erato.

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I.Mother in Arcas' some-say line

Apollodorus (Bibliotheca 3.9.1) lists Chrysopeleia among rival mothers of Arcas' sons Elatus and Aphidas — beside Leanira daughter of Amyclas and Meganira daughter of Croco — citing Eumelus. Tzetzes on Lycophron expands a hamadryad tale: Arcas reroutes a flooding river, shores up her tree, and she bears Apheidas and Elatus.

Pausanias instead names the Dryad Erato as Arcas' wife and mother of Azan, Apheidas, and Elatus. The atlas keeps Erato and Chrysopeleia as separate nodes under topic arcas-consort-mother.

II.Homonym care

This is the Arcadian consort alone (id chrysopelia-naiad). Wikipedia labels her a hamadryad from the Tzetzes tree story; the atlas kinds field records naiad for display without inventing a second node.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameChrysopelia (Χρυσοπέλεια)
Typenymph
DomainsArcadian consort of Arcas · mother of Elatus and Aphidas · Eumelus' some-say line
SymbolsConsort of Arcas · Mother of Elatus and Aphidas · Saved tree (Tzetzes)
Cult centersArcadia
EtymologyAncient Greek Χρυσοπέλεια (Khrusopéleia), "golden pigeon."
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