Chalcis (mythology)

Greek deities
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Nymphs

In Greek mythology, Chalcis or Khalkis (/ˈkælsɪs/ KAL-siss;[1] Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a naiad as one of the daughters of the river-god Asopus and Metope, the river-nymph daughter of the river Ladon.[2] Her name means "a brazen pot" from χαλκόν chalcon "bronze".

  1. ^ Richmond, Henry J. (1905), The Pronunciation of Greek and Latin Proper Names in English, Ann Arbor: George Wahr, p. 32, ISBN 9780857927866, archived from the original on 2016-03-04
  2. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.72.1.