Carpus
deity sky Roman single tradition · 2
Carpus is a minor figure in Roman and Greek mythology, described as the son of Zephyrus, the west wind-god. He drowned in a river, and his distressed lover Kalamos ended his own life in response.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Pseudo-Oppian in late antiquity.
Relationships
- consort of
- Unnamed consort
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the son of Chloris/Flora, the flower goddess that Zephyrus abducted and made his wife, instead of some Hora”
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“In some sources Zephyrus has a son named Carpus ("fruit") by a nymph Hora, who drowned in the Maeander river when the wind drove a wave right into his face”
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