In Greek mythology , Chione ( / k a? ? o? n iː / ; ^[1] Ancient Greek : Χι?νη Khione from χι?ν chi?n , "snow") ^[2] was the daughter of Boreas , the god of the north wind , and Orithyia a daughter of Erechtheus , king of Athens . Chione was the sister of Cleopatra (wife of Phineus , king of Thrace) and the Argonauts , Calais and Zetes . ^[3] According to a late, though generally accepted tradition, Chione was the mother of Poseidon 's son Eumolpus whom she threw into the ocean for fear of her father's reaction; however, Eumolpus is rescued and raised by Poseidon. ^[4]

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• Skaði , a Norse winter goddess
• Perchta , a Germanic winter goddess

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