Chariclo ( or ; Ancient Greek: Χαρικλώ, romanized: Khariklṓ, lit. 'graceful spinner'[1][2]) is either of two nymphs in Greek mythology:
- Chariclo, a nymph who was married to the centaur Chiron and became the mother of Hippe, Endeïs, Ocyrhoe, and Carystus. In some accounts, she was described as the daughter of Apollo,[3] Perses or Oceanus. Chariclo together with her mother-in-law Philyra the Oceanid, were the nurses of the young Achilles.[4]
- Chariclo, a nymph devotee of Athena, who became pregnant by a shepherd, Everes, giving birth to the prophet Tiresias. Tiresias was struck blind by Athena after seeing her naked. Chariclo begged Athena to give Tiresias his sight back, but the goddess could not undo her curse. She gave him the gift of prophecy instead.[5][6]
- ^ William J. Slater, Lexicon to Pindar, Trustees of Tufts University, Berlin, [1969]. Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "20,000 Names from Around the World Archived 2017-04-06 at the Wayback Machine".
- ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 4.181
- ^ Pindar, Pythian Ode 4.102 ff.; Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 4.813
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.6.7
- ^ Hymn V. On the Bath of Pallas, Callimachus [1]