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In Greek mythology, three people shared the name Chloris.

1. Chloris ("greenish") was the goddess of spring, flowers and nature. She was married to Zephyrus and had three children by him: Ampyx, Mopsus and Carpus. Her Roman equivalent was Flora.
2. Meliboea was a daughter of Niobe and the only one spared when Artemis and Apollo killed the Niobids. She was so frightened by the ordeal that her name changed to Chloris ("the pale one").
3. Neleus' wife was named Chloris, making her the mother of NestorIn Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos, and Chloris. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's brothers and sisters. Biography Nestor was an Argonaut, helped fight the centaurs, and participate, PeroIn Greek mythology, Pero was a daughter of Neleus and Chloris, and the wife of Bias. Her sons included Areius, Leodocus and Talaus. and AlastorIn Greek mythology, Alastor ("avenger") was the personification of familial feuds. He was also associated with sins that pass down from parent to child. As a genius, or spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins.

One of these three people, or a fourth, was the mother of PoriclymenusIn Greek mythology, Poriclymenus (or Periclymenus referred to two different people. Poriclymenus was a son of Poseidon and Chloris and would-be murderer of Amphiaraus in the battle for Thebes. Amphiaraus was swallowed by the earth before he could kill him by PoseidonThis article is about the Greek god. See also: Poseidon missile; and Poseidon drowning detection system''. Andrea Doria as Neptune by Agnolo Bronzino: a potent allegory of Genoa's hegemony in the Tyrrhenian Sea In Greek Mythology, Poseidon was the god of.

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