Clio (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Clio (/ˈkliːoʊ/, more rarely /ˈklaɪoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κλειώ Kleiṓ means "made famous" or "to make famous"), also spelled Cleio, may refer to the following women:
- Clio, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. Her name means "fame-giver".
- Clio or Cleio, one of the 50 Nereids, the sea-nymph daughters of 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
- Clio, one of the Muses, daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne.
- Cleo, one of the 50 Danaides, daughters of the Libyan king Danaus. She married and murdered her cousin-husband Asterius.
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