Cleone (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Cleone () or Cleonai (, ) was one of the daughters of the river-god AsopusBacchylides, fr. 9 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV); Pausanias, 2.15.1 and possibly Metope, the river-nymph daughter of the river Ladon.Diodorus Siculus, 4.72.1 She was the sister of Pelasgus (PelagonApollodorus, 3.12.6), Ismenus, Chalcis, Corcyra, Salamis, Sinope, Aegina, Peirene, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Ornea and Harpina.Diodorus Siculus, 4.73.1

The city of Cleonae in Argos was said to be named after her, otherwise from Cleones, son of Pelops.

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