Eurycyda in the context of Naxos (mythology)


Eurycyda in the context of Naxos (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Eurycyda (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυκύδα, sic) was an Elean princess as the daughter of King Endymion of Elis by either Asterodia, Chromia or Hyperippe. Her brothers were Aetolus, Epeius, Paeon and possibly Naxos.

With Poseidon, she mothered Eleius, after whom the region of Elis was named, as was its people, the Eleans. Several authors refer to her as "Eurypyle".

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Eurycyda in the context of Chromia

In Greek mythology, Chromia (/ˈkrmiə/; Ancient Greek: Χρωμία, Khrōmía) was the daughter of Itonus, son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion. She was also, in some traditions, the mother of Aetolus, Paeon, Epeius and Eurycyda by Endymion.

The poem Endymion, a Tale of Greece, by Henry B. Hirst (1848) is a modern retelling of the legend of Endymion and Chromia.

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Eurycyda in the context of Paeon (son of Endymion)

Paeon or Paion (Ancient Greek: Παίων, gen.: Παίονος), in Greek mythology, was an Elean prince as son of King Endymion, and brother of Epeius, Aetolus, Eurycyda and possibly Naxos. From him, the district of Paeonia, on the Axius river in Macedonia, was believed to have derived its name.

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Eurycyda in the context of Epeius

There were two characters named Epeius (/ɪˈp.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπειός Epeiós) or Epeus in Greek mythology.

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