Eurypylus

Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.7

In Apollodorus, Library 1.7, Eurypylus is listed among the sons of Eurythemis and Thestius. Library 2.7 gives another lineage, naming him “the king, Eurypylus, son of Poseidon by Astypalaea,” and identifies Chalciope as his daughter; it also says that Heracles, by Eubote, had Eurypylus. In Library 2.8, he is named among the sons of Temenus, alongside Agelaus and Callias, while Hyrnetho is favoured with her husband Deiphontes.

In that same account, after Temenus’s sons hired men to murder him, the army awarded the kingdom to Hyrnetho and Deiphontes. In the Epitome, Eurypylus is instead identified as the son of Telephus and arrives to fight for the Trojans, but is slain by Neoptolemus. He is also listed among the suitors of Penelope, one of those who came from Dulichium.

Relationship record

Life events

Temenus's sons arranged his murder, after which the army awarded the kingdom to Hyrnetho and Deiphontes.(Apollodorus, Library 2.8)
- With: Temenus Agelaus Callias Hyrnetho Deiphontes
- “Now Temenus, passing over his sons Agelaus, Eurypylus, and Callias, favoured his daughter Hyrnetho and her husband Deiphontes; hence his sons hired some fellows to murder their father. On the perpetration of the murder the army decided that the kingdom belonged to Hyrnetho and Deiphontes.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.7

parent: Eurythemis “and the males were Iphiclus, Evippus, Plexippus, and Eurypylus.”
parent: Thestius “and the males were Iphiclus, Evippus, Plexippus, and Eurypylus.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

parent: Poseidon (parent->child) “the king, Eurypylus, son of Poseidon by Astypalaea.”
child: Astypalaea (parent->child) “the king, Eurypylus, son of Poseidon by Astypalaea.”
child: Chalciope (parent->child) “by Chalciope, daughter of Eurypylus”
enemies with Heracles “But he forced his way in and took the city by night, and slew the king, Eurypylus, son of Poseidon by Astypalaea.”
parent: Heracles “by Eubote he had Eurypylus”
parent: Eubote “by Eubote he had Eurypylus”

Apollodorus, Library 2.8

parent: Temenus (parent->child) “Temenus, passing over his sons Agelaus, Eurypylus, and Callias, favoured his daughter Hyrnetho and her husband Deiphontes;”
siblings with Agelaus “Temenus, passing over his sons Agelaus, Eurypylus, and Callias, favoured his daughter Hyrnetho and her husband Deiphontes;”
siblings with Callias “Temenus, passing over his sons Agelaus, Eurypylus, and Callias, favoured his daughter Hyrnetho and her husband Deiphontes;”
siblings with Hyrnetho “Temenus, passing over his sons Agelaus, Eurypylus, and Callias, favoured his daughter Hyrnetho and her husband Deiphontes;”
with Temenus (interaction) “hence his sons hired some fellows to murder their father.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 5

parent: Telephus “Eurypylus, son of Telephus, arrived to fight for the Trojans,”
with Neoptolemus (interaction) “but was slain by Neoptolemus.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 7

courtship with Penelope “Agenor, Eurypylus, Pylaemenes”
admired: Penelope “From Dulichium came fifty-seven: Amphinomus, Thoas, Demoptolemus, Amphimachus, Euryalus, Paralus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Eurypylus, Pylaemenes, Acamas, Thersilochus, Hagius, Clymenus, Philodemus, Meneptolemus, Damastor, Bias, Telmius, Polyidus, Astylochus, Schedius, Antigonus, Marpsius, Iphidamas, Argius, Glaucus, Calydoneus, Echion, Lamas, Andraemon, Agerochus, Medon, Agrius, Promus, Ctesius, Acarnan, Cycnus, Pseras, Hellanicus, Periphron, Megasthenes, Thrasymedes, Ormenius, Diopithes, Mecisteus, Antimachus, Ptolemaeus, Lestorides, Nicomachus, Polypoetes, and Ceraus.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.