Calirrhoe
Oceanid nymph of beautifully flowing springs who married the river god Chrysaor
The Myth of Calirrhoe
Calirrhoe — "beautiful flow" — was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys who appears in multiple mythological traditions. In Hesiod's Theogony she became the wife of Chrysaor, the being who sprang from Medusa's severed neck, and bore the three-bodied giant Geryon whom Heracles later slew as one of his labours. A famous spring near Athens bore her name, the Enneakrounos or nine-spouted fountain, where Athenian brides traditionally drew water before their weddings. This sacred spring connected the cosmic Oceanid to the everyday ritual life of the city's inhabitants across centuries.
Parents
Oceanus and Tethys
Children
Geryon
Symbols
Fun Fact
Athenian brides drew their ritual wedding water from a spring bearing Calirrhoe's name
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth. See our full guide to English words from Greek mythology.
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