Coronis (mythology)

For other uses, see Coronis (disambiguation).

There are several characters in Greek mythology by the name Coronis (Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, -ίδος "crow" or "raven", among others^[1]). These include:

• Coronis, one of the Hyades.
• Corone, a daughter of King Coronaeus of Phocis who fled from Poseidon and was changed into a crow by Athena.^[2]
• Coronis, a Maenad who was raped by Butes of Thrace. Dionysus made the offender throw himself down a well.^[3]
• Coronis, who was in one version the mother of the Graces by Dionysus.^[4] She may be the same with the above character.
• Coronis, daughter of Phlegyas, king of the Lapiths, was one of Apollo's lovers and mother of Asclepius.
• Coronis, one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur.

A coronis may also be:

• A vessel with raised ends, like a crescent.^[5]