Euphemus
Euphemus (Greek: Εὔφημος, pronounced: [eʊ̯́pʰɛːmos] "reputable") in Greek mythology was a son of Poseidon, an Argonaut connected with the legend of the foundation of Cyrene.[1][2]
Euphemus is also a character mentioned in in Book II of the Iliad.[3]
[edit] Greek mythology
In Greek classical mythology, Euphemus is a son of Poseidon who joins the Argonauts. Pindar, in the Pythian Odes (Medea's song, Pythian 4.20ff), writes that he is given a clod of earth with instructions to throw it into the sea at Taenarum by which his descendants would then rule over Libya. However, the clod is washed overboard to become Thera and Libya is colonized from that island by a later generation of descendants of Euphemus.[1][2]
[edit] The Iliad
In the Iliad, Homer sings of Euphemus, a leader of the Cicones, an European ally of the Trojans.[3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Emily Kearns, "Euphemus", in Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth (editors), The Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University Press 2009.
- ^ a b Judith Maitland, "Poseidon, Walls, and Narrative Complexity in the Homeric Iliad", The Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol 49, No 1 (1999), pp 1-13 at p 13, JSTOR 639485 accessed 23 November 2011.
- ^ a b T. W. Allen, "The Homeric Catalogue", The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol 30 (1910), pp 292-322 at p 314 JSTOR 624307 accessed 23 November 2011.
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