[1] Mistress of Apollo
(Κορωνίς; Korōnís, accusative also Κόρωνιν; Korōnín). Daughter of the Lapith Phlegyas, mistress of Apollo, by him mother of Asclepius. Through his messenger, the raven, Apollo discovers that C., pregnant by him, has slept with Ischys and wants to marry him (Hes. Aeolidae fr. 60; Pind. Pyth. 3,5-20). According to Pindar (Pyth. 3,27-29), Apollo in his omniscience needs no messenger. He kills Ischys and has C. and other women killed by Artemis. He saves Asclepius from the flames in…