Eusorus
In Greek mythology, Eusorus (Greek: Εύσωρος) was the father of Acamas (one of the participants of Trojan War), Aenete (mother of Cyzicus by Aeneus) and also others say of Cyzicus (otherwise his grandson through Aenete).
Mythology
Eusorus only appeared in various stories as the father of certain figures otherwise he has no myth of his own:
Apollodorus Account
"A period of nine years having elapsed, allies came to join the Trojans: surrounding cities,...Acamas, son of Eusorus..."[1]
Apollonius Account
"And about the isthmus and the plain the Doliones had their dwelling, and over them Cyzicus son of Aeneus was king, whom Aenete the daughter of goodly Eusorus bare."[2]
Hyginus Account
"Cyzicus, son of Eusorus, king in an island of the Propontis, received the Argonauts with generous hospitality"[3]
References
- ^ Apollodorus, The Library Epitome 3.34, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica Book 1.949. Translated by Seaton, R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 16. The Myths of Hyginus, translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies, no. 34. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1960.
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