Clio_(mythology)
Clio (mythology)
Set of mythological Greek characters
In Greek mythology, Clio (/ˈkliːoʊ/, more rarely /ˈklaɪoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κλειώ Kleiṓ means "made famous" or "to make famous"), also spelled Cleio,[1] may refer to the following women:
- Clio, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2] Her name means "fame-giver".[3]
- Clio or Cleio,[4] one of the 50 Nereids, the sea-nymph daughters of 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[5]
- Clio, one of the Muses, daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne.[6]
- Cleo, one of the 50 Danaides, daughters of the Libyan king Danaus. She married and murdered her cousin-husband Asterius.[7][8]