{{short description|Greek mythological figure}} {{about||the Roman emperor|Constantius Chlorus|the Byzantine astrologer|Demetrios Chloros|the Greek footballer|Giannis Chloros}} In Greek mythology, '''Chlorus''' (Ancient Greek: Χλώρου) was the son of Pelasgus and father of Haemon, father of Thessalus.<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'' s.v. ''Haimonia''</ref><ref name="Strabo, Geography, 9.5.23">Strabo, ''Geographica'' 9.5.23</ref> In some accounts, however, Haemon was called the son of Pelasgus instead.<ref>Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 3.1089</ref> Haemon and Thessalus were both eponyms of Haemonia and Thessaly.
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== References ==
* Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt,'' edited by August Meineike (1790–1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. [https://topostext.org/work/241 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] *Strabo, ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] *Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
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Category:Characters in Greek mythology