Chelone

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Chelone is

• a plant genus (Chelone) commonly known as Turtleheads.
• a nymph in Greek mythology, Χελωνη, Khelônê. She refused to attend or was disrespectful at the marriage of Zeus and Hera, and as a result was changed into a tortoise, condemning her to eternal silence. "Khelônê" means "tortoise" in Greek and the tortoise was a symbol of silence in ancient times. A Chelone was engraved at one of the first coins, coined at Aegina by the king Pheidon.

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