Eurythemis
Ancient Greek female name
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In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemis (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 Heracleidae for having supported them in their struggle for returning to Peloponnesos.
Notes
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.
References
- [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
- ''Ad Lycophronem'' [https://archive.org/details/lycophronisalexa02lycouoft/page/176/mode/2up 488].
- Hoefer, [https://ia800706.us.archive.org/1/items/PWRE11/Pauly-Wissowa_VI1_1355.png ''Eurythemis(2)''] in ''Der neue Pauly'' (1907) (= p.1357).
- [[Scholia]] on [[Theocritus]], ''Idylls'' 6.40. See [[Chryse (mythology). Chryse]] for an alternate version.
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