Chryse

This article is about the people and places of Greek myth. For the impact basin on Mars, see Chryse Planitia.

In Greek mythology, Chryse (Greek: Χρύση, Khrýsē) may refer to:

• Persons:
  • Chryse, a lover of Ares and mother of Phlegyas.
  • Chryse, nymph of Lemnos
  • Chryse, daughter of Pallas and consort of Dardanus

• Places:
  • Chryse Island is an island in the Mediterranean where, in Greek mythology, Philoctetes was bitten by a snake.
  • Chryse, a town mentioned in Homer's Iliad, from which Agamemnon took Chryseis.
  • Chryse is the Greek short name of gold-producing Chryse Chersonessos in the East Indies. This name was applied by the geographer Ptolemy to the Philippines which means isle of gold. It is located to the east of Khruses Kersonenson (The Golden Peninsula) which refers to Malaysia.

• Chryse is a large planitia (low plain) on the planet Mars (see Chryse Planitia)

Other uses

• In Christian hagiography, Chryse is another name for St. Aurea of Ostia.

See also

• Chryses, father of Chryseis
• Chryses (disambiguation)