Chalcis (mythology)
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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".
Chalcis was the sister of Pelasgus (Pelagon[3]), Ismenus, Corcyra, Salamis, Aegina, Peirene, Cleone, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Sinope, Ornea[2] and Harpina.[4] According to others, she was the mother of the Curetes and Corybantes, the former of whom were among the earliest inhabitants of Chalcis.[5]
