Chryse

This article is about the people and places of Greek myth. Chryse Planitia is also an extremely large impact basin on Mars

• In Greek mythology, Chryse (Greek: Χρύση, Khrýsē) was a lover of Ares and mother of Phlegyas.

• Chryse Island (Greek: Χρύση, Khrýsē) is an island in the Mediterranean where, in Greek mythology, Philoctetes was bitten by a snake.

• Chryse is the Greek short name of gold-producing Chryse Chersonessos in the East Indies. This name was applied by the geographer Ptolemy to the Philippines^[1] which means isle of gold.^[2][3] It is located to the east of Khruses Kersonenson (The Golden Peninsula) which refers to Malaysia.

• Chryse is also the name of a town mentioned in Homer's Iliad, from which Agamemnon took Chryseis.

• Chryses is the name of the father of Chryseis, a woman Agamemnon took as a slave during the Trojan War.

• Chryse is a large planitia (low plain) on the planet Mars (see Chryse Planitia)

References

1. ^ Legeza, Laszlo. "Tantric Elements in pre-Hispanic Philippines Gold Art," Arts of Asia, July-Aug. 1988, pp.129-136. (Mentions gold jewelry of Philippine origin in first century CE Egypt)
2. ^ Peralta, J.T. "Prehistoric gold ornaments from the Central Bank of the Philippines," Arts of Asia 1981, no.4, p.54.
3. ^ Villegas, Ramon N. Ginto: History Wrought in Gold, Manila: Bangko Central ng Pilipinas, 2004.