Meliboea was a daughter of
Niobe. Her name means 'sweet-voiced', 'honey-toned', from meliboas (meli, '
honey' and boe, 'cry'). Pausanias, however, says that Meliboea was also called Chloris because she turned 'pale' (chloros) when she was frightened! (The basic meaning oï chloros is 'pale green', with the
general sense of
'pale'.)
