# Chlorus

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{{short description|Greek mythological figure}}
{{about||the Roman emperor|Constantius Chlorus|the Byzantine astrologer|Demetrios Chloros|the Greek footballer|Giannis Chloros}}
In [Greek mythology](/source/Greek_mythology), '''Chlorus''' ([Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek):  Χλώρου) was the son of [Pelasgus](/source/Pelasgus) and father of [Haemon](/source/Haemon_(mythology)), father of [Thessalus](/source/Thessalus).<ref>[Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'' s.v.](/source/Stephanus_of_Byzantium) ''Haimonia''</ref><ref name="Strabo, Geography, 9.5.23">[Strabo](/source/Strabo), ''[Geographica](/source/Geographica)'' 9.5.23</ref> In some accounts, however, Haemon was called the son of Pelasgus instead.<ref>Scholia on [Apollonius Rhodius](/source/Apollonius_Rhodius), ''[Argonautica](/source/Argonautica)'' 3.1089</ref> Haemon and Thessalus were both eponyms of [Haemonia](/source/Ancient_Thessaly) and [Thessaly](/source/Thessaly).

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* [Stephanus of Byzantium](/source/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](/source/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

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