Eurythemista
In Greek mythology, the name Eurythemista /jʊərɪθɪˈmɪstə/[citation needed] or Eurythemiste /-ˈmɪstiː/ (Greek: Εὐρυθεμίστη) may refer to:
- Eurythemista, daughter of the river-god Xanthus. She is one of Pelops' and Niobe's possible mothers by Tantalus[1] (other ones being Euryanassa and Dione, daughter of Atlas).
- Eurythemista, one of the two maidens that were wooed by Boeotus. He could not choose between the two until he saw a star fall on Eurythemiste's shoulder; he then took her to wife.[2]
- Eurythemista, daughter of Porthaon and Laothoe.[3]
References
- ^ Scholia on Euripides, Orestes, 11
- ^ Pseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers, 2. 2
- ^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 26. 7 Merkelbach & West (1967).
Bibliography
- Merkelbach, R.; West, M.L. (1967), Fragmenta Hesiodea, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-814171-8
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