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Chione

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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Χιόνη(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From Greek χιών (chion) meaning "snow". In Greek mythology this is the name of a daughter of the north wind Boreas. Another figure by this name is the daughter of the naiad Callirrhoe who was transformed into a snow cloud.

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cloud, cold, Greek mythology, sky, snow, weather, white
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Entry added December 7, 2022

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