Eurythemis

Ancient Greek female name

In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemis[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυθέμιδος) 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.[1]
  • Eurythemis, daughter of Acastus, consort of Actor and mother of Ancaeus (who other sources call the son of Lycurgus).[2]
  • Eurythemis, daughter of Timandreus and sister of Cotto. The two sisters were honored by the Heracleidae for having supported them in their struggle for returning to Peloponnesos.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.10
  2. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 488
  3. ^ 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.


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