InGreek mythologyPhilonis (Ancient Greek: Φιλωνίς) was anAttican daughter ofDaedalion[1] or ofEosphoros andCleoboea,[2] fromThoricus. In some accounts, KingDeion ofPhocus was also called the father of Philonis[3] making her one of the Aeolids, her mother was probablyDiomede, daughter ofXuthus. She was the mother ofPhilammon andAutolycus byApollo andHermes, respectively.[4] In some accounts, the mother of Philammon was calledChione[5] orLeuconoe.[6]
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