Unveiling The Goddess Lychnos: Årsbok För Idé- Och Lärdomshistoria
Coronis was a princess from Thessaly who became the lover of Apollo and fell pregnant. While Apollo was away, Coronis started an affair with a mortal man named Ischys. When Apollo learnt of this, he sent Artemis to kill the pregnant Coronis, or Artemis had the initiative to kill Coronis on her personal accord for the insult carried out against her brother. The unborn child, Asclepius, was later removed from his dead mother’s womb. Nemesis then arranges for Eros to…