Chrysaor

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Chrysaor is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as a warrior and known as the brother of Pegasus, born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chrysaor canonical 6
Medusa's son Chrysaor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
appearsIn Hesiod’s Theogony ⓘ
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony

later mythographic traditions ⓘ
associatedEvent slaying of Medusa by Perseus ⓘ
associatedWithCreature Gorgon Medusa ⓘ
linked to: Gorgons
associatedWithDeity Poseidon ⓘ
birthEvent decapitation of Medusa by Perseus ⓘ
bornFrom blood of Medusa ⓘ
neck of Medusa ⓘ
category Characters in Greek mythology ⓘ
Children of Medusa ⓘ
Children of Poseidon ⓘ
Mythological warriors ⓘ
child Echidna (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Echidna

Geryon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
depictedAs warrior ⓘ
depictedWith sword ⓘ
epithetMeaning “golden sword” ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
nameEtymologyComponents chrysos (gold) + aor (sword) ⓘ
nameEtymologyLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
notableFor being born at Medusa’s death ⓘ
being brother of Pegasus ⓘ
being father of Geryon ⓘ
parent Medusa ⓘ
linked to: Gorgons

Poseidon ⓘ
relatedTo Athena ⓘ
Callirrhoe ⓘ
Geryon ⓘ
Pegasus ⓘ
Perseus ⓘ
sibling Pegasus ⓘ
spouse Callirrhoe ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poseidon → child → Chrysaor ⓘ
Children of Poseidon → includes → Chrysaor ⓘ
Children of Poseidon → includes → Medusa's son Chrysaor ⓘ
linked to: Chrysaor
Geryon → parent → Chrysaor ⓘ
Children of Medusa → hasMember → Chrysaor ⓘ