Eurypylos (son of Thestius)
Eurypylos ( Greek Εὐρύπυλος ) is a son of Thestios and Eurythemis in Greek mythology . He had several siblings, including a sister named Althaia , and took part in the hunt for the Calydonian boar . When he subsequently insulted Atalanta , he was killed along with his brothers by his nephew Meleagros .
literature
- Ludwig von Sybel : Eurypylos 9 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 1429 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Tümpel : Eurypylos 8). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, column 1350.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 1, 7, 10, 1 § 62; 1, 8, 3, 1 § 71 .; Scholia of Homer , Iliad 9, 567.