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, Euphorion (

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: Εὐφορίων "the abundant") was the son of

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and Helen.

Mythology

Euphorion was born when his parents had already been dwelling in the Land of the Blessed, and was named "after the fertility of the land". He was a supernatural being and he had a pair of wings. Euphorion, a hubristic youth, attempted to fly to heaven but

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caught him and with a blow knocked him down. According to another version, Zeus fell in love with him, but he did not reciprocate his love. Euphorion escaped from Zeus, but the god caught him on the island of

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and hit him with lightning, killing him. He also forbade his burial, but the island

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did bury him and were changed into frogs for having disobeyed Zeus. Euphorion also appeared as a character in

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's ''

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'' Part 2. In this book, he is son of Faust and Helen of Troy.

References

Sources

*Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum *Pierre Grimal The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, ''s.v.'' "Euphorion" * Grimal, Pierre, ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology'', Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. *

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