Coronis
Greek · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Mortal Lapith princess, daughter of King Phlegyas. Loved by Apollo; conceived Asclepius. Took the mortal Ischys as a second lover during pregnancy and was killed by divine retribution; Apollo rescued the unborn Asclepius from her pyre.
Parentage
- paternal: Phlegyas
Children
Domains
- catasterism as corvus
Relations
- lover: ApolloHes. fr. 60; Pind. Pyth. 3.1-46; Apollod. 3.10.3 (primary)
- mother of: AsclepiusPind. Pyth. 3.1-46 (primary)
- counterpart of: CoronisTradition-specific counterpart; this link does not transfer parentage.Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.622–625 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hesiod fr. 60; Pindar Pythian 3.1-46; Apollodorus 3.10.3; Pausanias 2.26.6 (primary)