Eumedes, a
Calydonian son of
Melas. He, along with his brothers, were killed for plotting against
Oeneus.[2]
Eumedes, son of
Hippocoon, the king of
Sparta. His tomb was located in the city.[3]
Eumedes, the
Thespian son of
Heracles and
Lyse,[4] daughter of King
Thespius of
Thespiae.[5] Eumedes and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night,[6] for a week[7] or in the course of 50 days[8] while hunting for the
Cithaeronian lion.[9] Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in
Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by
Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of
Sardinia to found a colony.[10]
Eumedes, priest of
Athena. When the
Heracleidae invaded, Eumedes was suspected of wishing to betray the
Palladium to them. Being afraid, he took the Palladium and took it to be hill called
Creion.[11]
Eumedes (also
Eumeles) a famous herald among the
Trojans. He was the father of
Dolon and of five daughters.[12]
Callimachus, Callimachus and Lycophron with an English translation by A. W. Mair ; Aratus, with an English translation by G. R. Mair, London: W. Heinemann, New York: G. P. Putnam 1921. Internet Archive
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book II-IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
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Eumedes, a
Calydonian son of
Melas. He, along with his brothers, were killed for plotting against
Oeneus.[2]
Eumedes, son of
Hippocoon, the king of
Sparta. His tomb was located in the city.[3]
Eumedes, the
Thespian son of
Heracles and
Lyse,[4] daughter of King
Thespius of
Thespiae.[5] Eumedes and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night,[6] for a week[7] or in the course of 50 days[8] while hunting for the
Cithaeronian lion.[9] Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in
Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by
Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of
Sardinia to found a colony.[10]
Eumedes, priest of
Athena. When the
Heracleidae invaded, Eumedes was suspected of wishing to betray the
Palladium to them. Being afraid, he took the Palladium and took it to be hill called
Creion.[11]
Eumedes (also
Eumeles) a famous herald among the
Trojans. He was the father of
Dolon and of five daughters.[12]
Callimachus, Callimachus and Lycophron with an English translation by A. W. Mair ; Aratus, with an English translation by G. R. Mair, London: W. Heinemann, New York: G. P. Putnam 1921. Internet Archive
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book II-IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
Online version at theio.com
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.