Eurytus, Eurytos (/ˈjʊərɪtəs/;
Ancient Greek: Εὔρυτος) or Erytus (Ἔρυτος) is the name of several characters in
Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure.
Mythological
Eurytus, one of the
Giants, sons of
Gaia, killed by
Dionysus during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the
Olympian gods.[1]
Eurytus, a chieftain at the court of king
Cepheus, and was killed by
Perseus during the battle between the latter and
Phineus.[2]
Eurytus, king of
Caria and the father of
Eidothea, who was one of the possible spouses of
Miletus.[3]
Eurytus, a
centaur present at the wedding of
Pirithous and
Hippodamia, and the one that caused the conflict between the
Lapiths and the Centaurs by trying to carry the bride off. The most violent of the centaurs involved in the battle with the Lapiths, he was killed by
Theseus.[4]
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
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Eurytus, Eurytos (/ˈjʊərɪtəs/;
Ancient Greek: Εὔρυτος) or Erytus (Ἔρυτος) is the name of several characters in
Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure.
Mythological
Eurytus, one of the
Giants, sons of
Gaia, killed by
Dionysus during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the
Olympian gods.[1]
Eurytus, a chieftain at the court of king
Cepheus, and was killed by
Perseus during the battle between the latter and
Phineus.[2]
Eurytus, king of
Caria and the father of
Eidothea, who was one of the possible spouses of
Miletus.[3]
Eurytus, a
centaur present at the wedding of
Pirithous and
Hippodamia, and the one that caused the conflict between the
Lapiths and the Centaurs by trying to carry the bride off. The most violent of the centaurs involved in the battle with the Lapiths, he was killed by
Theseus.[4]
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4
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.