Chthonia
Role: sister of Clymenus; daughter of Colontas · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 35
In Argolis, Chthonia opposed her father Colontas’s refusal to welcome Demeter or show her any attention. Demeter then conveyed Chthonia to Hermione, where Chthonia built a temple to Demeter.
At the Pron, the people of Hermione said the temple was built by Chthonia and her brother Clymenus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Colontas refused Demeter hospitality despite Chthonia’s opposition.(Book 2 · Chapter 35 · 📍 Argolis)
- Demeter conveyed Chthonia to Hermione, where Chthonia built Demeter’s temple.(Book 2 · Chapter 35 · 📍 Hermione)
- With: Demeter
- “but Chthonia was conveyed to Hermione by Demeter, and built the temple there to Demeter.”
- Clymenus and Chthonia were said to have built Demeter’s temple.(Book 2 · Chapter 35 · 📍 the Pron)
- With: Clymenus (son of Phoroneus)
- “This temple the people of Hermione say was built by Clymenus, the son of Phoroneus, and by Chthonia the sister of Clymenus.”
Book 2 · Chapter 35
- siblings with Clymenus (son of Phoroneus) “This temple the people of Hermione say was built by Clymenus, the son of Phoroneus, and by Chthonia the sister of Clymenus.”
- parent: Colontas “And in this he acted very much against the wish of his daughter Chthonia.”
- with Demeter (Demeter conveyed Chthonia to Hermione.) “but Chthonia was conveyed to Hermione by Demeter, and built the temple there to Demeter.”
- with Demeter (Chthonia built the temple to Demeter.) “but Chthonia was conveyed to Hermione by Demeter, and built the temple there to Demeter.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.