Chrysothemis
Name of multiple figures in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Chrysothemis or Khrysothemis (/krɪˈsɒθɪmɪs/; Ancient Greek: Χρυσόθεμις, romanized: Chrysóthemis, lit. 'golden law' or 'golden custom / justice'[1]) is a name ascribed to several female characters in Greek mythology.[2]
- Chrysothemis, daughter of Carmanor and the first winner of the oldest contest held at the Pythian Games, the singing of a hymn to Apollo. She was the wife of Staphylus or a lover of Apollo.[3][4][5]
- Chrysothemis, a Hesperid pictured and named on an ancient vase together with Asterope, Hygieia and Lipara.[6]
- Chrysothemis, daughter of Danaus. She married (and killed) Asterides, son of Aegyptus.[7]
- Chrysothemis, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.[8][9] Unlike her sister, Electra, Chrysothemis did not protest or enact vengeance against their mother for having an affair with Aegisthus and then killing their father. She appears in Sophocles's Electra.
