Eurypylus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
- Son of Hercules and king of the island of Cos, Ov. M. 7, 363.—Hence,
- B Eurypy-lis, ĭdis, f., adj., Eurypylan, poet. i. q. Coan: textura, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23.—
- II Son of Euaemon of Thessaly, and leader of a body of troops before Troy, Ov. M. 13, 357; Verg. A. 2, 114; Hyg. Fab. 97; Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38.
- 1. zoon v. Hercules, koning v.h. eiland Cos;
- 2. Thessalische legeraanvoerder in de Trojaanse oorlog.
(Εὐρύπυλος.)
1. A son of Euaemon and Ops. (Hyg. Fab. 81.) He appears in the different traditions about him, as a hero of Ormenion, or Hyria, or as a king of Cyrene. In the Iliad he is represented as having led the men of Ormenion and other places to Troy with forty ships, and he is one of those who offer to fight with Hector. (2.734, 7.167.) He slew many a Trojan, and when he himself was wounded by Paris, he was nursed and cured by Patroclus. (11.841, 15.390; comp. Apollod. 3.10.8 ; Hyg. Fab. 97; Ov. Met. 13.357.) According to a genealogy of the heroes of Ormenion he was a son of Hyperochus, and the father of Ormenus. (Schol. ad Pind. Ol. 7.42.) Among the heroes of Hyria, he is mentioned as a son of Poseidon and Celaeno, and went to Libya before Cyrene who fought against the lion that attacked his flocks, and in Libya he became connected with the Argonauts. (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. 4.1561; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 902.) He is said to have been married to Sterope, the daughter of Helios, by whom he became the father of Lycaon and Leucippus. (Schol. ad Pind. Pyth. 4.57; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 886.) The tradition which connects him with the legends about Dionysus, is given under Aesymnetes, and Eurypylus as connected with Dionysus, dedicated a sanctuary to Soteria at Patrae (Paus. 7.21.2), which also contained a monument of him, and where sacrifices were offered to him every year after the festival of Dionysus (7.19. §§ 1, 3, 9.41.1.) From Pausanias we learn that Eurypylus was called by some a son of Dexamenus. (Comp. Müller, Orchom. p. 341, &c., 2nd edit.)
2. A son of Poseidon and Astypalaea, was king of Cos, and was killed by Heracles who on his return from Troy landed in Cos, and being taken for a pirate, was attacked by its inhabitants. (Apollod. 2.7. §§ 1, 8. ) According to another tradition Heracles attacked the island of Cos, in order to obtain possession of Chalciope, the daughter of Eurypylus, whom he loved. (Schol. ad Pind. Nem. 4.40; comp. Hom. Il. 2.676, 14.250 &c., 15.25.)
3. A son of Telephus and Astyoche, was king of Moesia or Cilicia. Eurypylus was induced by the presents which Priam sent to his mother or wife, to assist the Trojans against the Greeks. Eurypylus killed Machaon, but was himself slain by Neoptolemus. (Hyg. Fab. 112; Strab. xiii. p.584; Paus. 3.26. 7; Dict. Cret. 4.14; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1697.) There are three other mythical personages of this name. (Apollod. 2.7.8, 1.7.10, 8.3.) [L.S]
(Εὐρύπυλος), is referred to as an author by Athenaeus (xi. p. 508), but is otherwise unknown. [L.S]
(Εὐρύπυλος). (1) Son of Euaemon, and leader of a body of troops before Troy.
(2) Son of Poseidon and Astypalaea, king of Cos, killed by Heracles.
(3) Son of Poseidon and Astypalaea, king of the Meropes of Cos. He was slain by Heracles, who had been driven on to the coast on his return from Troy. The struggle was a hard one, but Heracles was assisted by Zeus. The daughter of Eurypylus, Chalciopé, became mother of Thessalus by Heracles.
(4) Son of Telephus and Astyoché. Astyoché, bribed by her brother Priam with the present of a golden vine, persuaded Eurypylus to bring the last succour to the Trojans shortly before the fall of the city. After performing deeds of bravery, he fell by the hand of Neoptolemus.
(5) Son of Euaemon, king of Ormenium in Thessaly, one of the suitors of Helen. He was among the bravest of the Greek heroes who fought before Troy, and of his own accord offered to engage Hector in single combat. In the later story he appears in connection with the worship of Dionysus. At the division of the Trojan spoil he received an image of Dionysus, made by Hephaestus and presented to Dardanus. This had been kept in a chest as a Palladium. When Eurypylus opened the chest and beheld the image he fell into a madness. The Delphic oracle promised that he should be healed if he dedicated the image in a spot where men offered barbaric sacrifices. Accordingly he dedicated it at Aroë in Achaea, where an offering of the finest youth and fairest virgin was made annually to Artemis. The bloody act was abolished, and the milder service of Dionysus introduced in its place.
- of Larissa in Thessaly: Hdt. 9.58
- Paus. 7.19.9
- slays Axion, son of Priam: Paus. 10.27.2
- brings image of Dionysus in chest to Aroe (Patrae): Paus. 7.19.6-10, Paus. 9.41.2
- suitor of Helen: Apollod. 3.10.7
- leader of the Ormenians against Troy: Apollod. E.3.13
- wounded at Troy: Apollod. E.4.4
- his tomb: Paus. 7.19.1
- annual sacrifices to him: Paus. 7.19.10
- Apollod. 2.7.7
- king of Cos, slain by Herakles: Apollod. 2.6.4
- father of Chalciope: Apollod. 2.7.8, Apollod. 2.7.8
- kills Machaon: Paus. 3.26.9, 10, and Peneleus: Paus. 9.5.15
- fights for the Trojans: Apollod. E.5.11
- slain by Neoptolemus: Apollod. E.5.11
- not mentioned in temple of Aesculapius at Pergamus: Paus. 3.26.10
- hires men to murder his father: Apollod. 2.8.4
- Apollod. 1.7.7
- Apollod. E.7.25