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CORONIS
1. A daughter of Phlegyas and mother of Asclepius.
2. A daughter of Phoroneus, king of Phocis; she was metamorphosed by Athena into a crow, for when she was pursued by Poseidon, she implored the protection of Athena. (Metamorphoses by Ovid ii).
A third Coronis is mentioned among the Hyades.