In Greek mythology, Khione (also spelled Chione), whose name means "snow," is most commonly known as the goddess or nymph of snow. She is often described as the daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, a mountain nymph. Khione is associated with winter, cold weather, and frost, and is sometimes depicted as having control over snow and ice. While not a major Olympian deity, she appears in various myths, notably as the mother of Eumolpus by Poseidon, and in some accounts, also the...
