Chrysus
Character in Greek mythology
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| Intro | Character in Greek mythology | ||
| Places | Greece | ||
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| Residence | Kos, Kos, South Aegean, Greece | ||
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Chrysus (Greek: Χρύσος; aka Khrysos) in Greek mythology is the spirit (daimon) of gold.
"Khrysos (Gold) is a child of Zeus; neither moth nor rust devoureth it; but the mind of man is devoured by this supreme possession."
— Pindar, Fragment 222 (trans. Sandys) (Greek lyric 5th century BC)