Euryte

In Greek mythology, the name Euryte /ˈjʊərɪtiː/ (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύτη means "width") may refer to following women:

  • Euryte, the nymph mother of Halirrhothius by Poseidon.[1] She may be the same with Bathycleia, another name for the mother of Halirrhothius.[2]
  • Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas and granddaughter of Achelous. By King Porthaon of Calydon, she was the mother of Oeneus, Agrius, Leucopeus, Melas, Alcathous and Sterope.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Apollodorus, 3.14.2
  2. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 10.83c
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.10

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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