Crino

In Greek mythology, the name Crino (/ˈkraɪnoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κρινώ means "white lily") may refer to:

• Crino, one of the many consorts of Danaus, mother of the Danaïdes Callidice, Oeme, Celaeno and Hyperippe.[1] But according to Hippostratus' account, Europe, daughter of Nilus and begotten all the fifty daughters of Danaus.[2]
• Crino, daughter of Antenor and Theano. Pausanias mentions a painting of her by Polygnotus, where she is portrayed standing next to her father, with a baby in her arms.[3]

Notes

1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5
2. John Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37 p. 370-371
3. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 10.27.4

References

• John Tzetzes, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.