Eurythemista
In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemista (/jʊərɪθɪˈmɪstə/)[citation needed] or Eurythemiste (/-ˈmɪstiː/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυθεμίστη, lit. 'wide justice' or 'broad law of nature') may refer to:
- Eurythemista, a Calydonian princess as the daughter of King Porthaon and Laothoe. She was the sister of Sterope and Stratonice, wife of King Melaneus of Oechalia.
- Eurythemista, daughter of the river-god Xanthus, thus can be considered a naiad nymph. By Tantalus, she was one of the possible mother Pelops, Niobe and Broteas.
- Eurythemista, one of the two maidens that were wooed by Boeotus. He could not choose between the two until he saw a star fall on Eurythemiste's shoulder; he then took her to wife.
Notes
- ↑ The name is a compound of two distinct Ancient Greek words: Eury- (εὐρύς / eurys), meaning "wide," "broad," or "far-reaching" and -themiste (θέμις / themis), meaning "law of nature," "divinely ordained justice," or "that which is laid down." This root shares its origin with Themis, the ancient Greek goddess of divine law and order.
- ↑ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 26. 7 Merkelbach & West (1967)
- ↑ Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 11
- ↑ Pseudo-Plutarch, De fluviis 2.2
References
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
- Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Morals translated from the Greek by several hands. Corrected and revised by. William W. Goodwin, PH. D. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. Cambridge. Press Of John Wilson and son. 1874. 5. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Merkelbach, R.; West, M.L. (1967), Fragmenta Hesiodea, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-814171-8
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