In
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...
, Eurydameia (
Ancient Greek
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: Εὐρυδάμειαν) was the daughter of King
Phyleus
In Greek mythology, Phyleus (; Ancient Greek: Φυλεύς probably derived from φυλή ''phylē'' "tribe, clan, race, people") was an Elean prince and one of the Calydonian boar hunters.
Family
Phyleus was the elder son of King Augeas of El ...
of
Dulichium, son of King
Augeas
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, , ), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number ...
of
Elis
Elis also known as Ellis or Ilia (, ''Eleia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it ...
.
Mythology
Eurydameia was the mother of the seer
Polyidus
In Greek mythology, Polyidus (; ) also known as Polyeidus, is the son of Coeranus, and a famous seer from Argos or Corinth.
Family
Polyidus was a descendant of another renowned seer, Melampus, king of Argos. Given that Melampus had two sons, ...
’ children:
Euchenor
In Greek mythology, the name Euchenor (Ancient Greek: Εὐχήνωρ, gen.: Εὐχήνορος) may refer to:
*Euchenor, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus.Apollodorus, 2.1.5 He suffered the same fate as his other brothers, ...
and
Cleitus,
[ Pherecydes in ]Scholia
Scholia (: scholium or scholion, from , "comment", "interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of the manuscript of ancient a ...
ad Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his autho ...
, ''Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...
'
13.663
/ref> and possibly of Coeranus, Astycrateia and Manto. As a daughter of Phyleus, her probable mothers were Eustyoche, Ctimene, Ctesimache,[Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577] Hagnete, or Timandra and thus, a (half-)sister of Meges
In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Ancient Greek: Μέγης Φυλεΐδης) was the commander of Epeans and/or Dulichians during the Trojan War.
Family
Meges was the son of King Phyleus of Dulichium and his mother's name is vario ...
, one of the Achaean Leaders
In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that t ...
during the Trojan War
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the twelfth or thirteenth century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans (Homer), Achaeans (Ancient Greece, Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris (mytho ...
.[Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.627]
References
Princesses in Greek mythology
Corinthian mythology
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