EURYTUS

Meaning of EURYTUS in English

[Greek heroic] The king of Oeschalia in Thessaly. He promised the hand of his daughter Iole to everyone who would beat his sons in a contest with bow and arrow. Heracles won the contest but Eurytus denied him his daughter's hand, so Heracles killed him and his sons and abducted Iole.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

EURYTUS — Эврит
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MOLIONES — /meuh luy"euh neez'/ , n. Class. Myth. Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been …
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IPHITUS — /if"i teuhs, uy"fi-/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Eurytus, thrown to his death off the walls of Tiryns …
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ACTOR — /ak"teuhr/ , n. Class. Myth. a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus …
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HERACLES — Greek Herakles, Roman Hercules most famous Greco-Roman legendary hero. Behind his very complicated mythology there was probably a real man, …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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DRYOPE — [Greek] A Greek nymph, loved by the god Apollo, and the mother of Amphissus. When once she was gathering flowers …
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AUTOLYCUS — [Greek heroic] Autolycus was the son of Chione and Hermes, and the grandfather of Odysseus. He was renowned for his …
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ЭВРИТ — Eurytus
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