Eurythemis
In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemis[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύθεμις) may refer to the following women:
- Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea. According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was the wife of King Thestius of Pleuron and mother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Evippus, Plexippus and Eurypylus.
- Eurythemis, daughter of Acastus, consort of Actor and mother of Ancaeus according to John Tzetzes.
- Eurythemis, daughter of Timandreus and sister of Cotto. The two sisters were honored by the Heraclidae for having supported them in their struggle for returning to Peloponnesos.
Notes
- ↑ Apollodorus, 1.7.10
- ↑ Ad Lycophronem 488.
- ↑ Hoefer, Eurythemis(2) in Der neue Pauly (1907) (= p.1357).
- ↑ Scholia on Theocritus, Idylls 6.40. See Chryse for an alternate version.
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Wissowa, Georg; Kroll, Willhelm, eds. (1907). Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft: Band 6.1. Metzler.
- Scheer, Eduard, ed. (1881). Lycophronis Alexandra. Vol. 2. Weidmann.
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