Chloris

Meaning

1. A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora.
2. One of the Niobids.
3. The wife of Neleus.
4. The mother of Mopsus.
5. 410 Chloris, a main-belt asteroid.

Synonyms

genus Chloris

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally “Greenfinch”), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow, pale green”).