KLEOKHAREIA
Greek Name
Κλεοχαρεια
Transliteration
Kleokhareia
Latin Spelling
Cleochareia
Translation
Famed for Grace (kleos, kharis)
KLEOKHAREIA (Cleochareia) was a Naiad-nymph of the river Eurotas in Lakonia (southern Greece). She was the wife of Lelex, the region's first earth-born king.
PARENTS
Probably a daughter of OKEANOS or the River EUROTAS (assuming her son merely gave his name to the stream)
OFFSPRING
EUROTAS (by Lelex) (Apollodorus 3.116)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 116 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Eurotas a son of autochthonous Lelex and a Naias Nymphe (Naiad Nymph) named Kleokhareia (Cleochareia)."
SOURCES
GREEK
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D.
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