Eurymachus
Role: suitor · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 21
In Book 6, Eurymachus was among the suitors killed by Œnomaus before Pelops defeated him; the account says their parents and native lands were unknown. In Book 9, he gave Penelope a golden necklace among the suitors’ gifts. In Book 10, he was depicted as a son of Antenor and Theano, seated on a stone.
Relationship record
Life events
- Œnomaus killed numerous suitors before Pelops defeated him.(Book 6 · Chapter 21)
- With: Œnomaus Alcathous Euryalus Crotalus Acrias Capetus Lycurgus Lasius Chalcodon Tricolonus (namesake descendant) Aristomachus Prias Pelagon Æolius Cronius Erythras Eioneus
- “Indeed according to the poem called the Great Eœæ the following were killed by Œnomaus, Alcathous the son of Porthaon next to Marmax, and next to Alcathous Euryalus and Eurymachus and Crotalus. Their parents and native lands I could not ascertain. But Acrias, who was killed next, one would infer to have been a Lacedæmonian and the founder of Acriæ. And next to Acrias Œnomaus slew Capetus and Lycurgus and Lasius and Chalcodon and Tricolonus, who the Arcadians say was a descendant as well as namesake of Tricolonus the son of Lycaon. And after Tricolonus fate overtook in this fatal race Aristomachus and Prias and Pelagon and Æolius and Cronius. Some also add to the list I have given Erythras, the son of Leucon and grandson of Athamas, who gave his name to the town in Bœotia called Erythræ, and Eioneus, the son of Magnes and grandson of Æolus.”
- Eurymachus gave Penelope a golden necklace among the suitors’ gifts.(Book 9 · Chapter 41)
- With: Penelope
- “And among the gifts which Penelope received from the suitors he has represented Eurymachus giving her a necklace.”
Book 6 · Chapter 21
- with Œnomaus (interaction) “and next to Alcathous Euryalus and Eurymachus and Crotalus”
- enemies with Œnomaus “Alcathous the son of Porthaon next to Marmax, and next to Alcathous Euryalus and Eurymachus and Crotalus. Their parents and native lands I could not ascertain.”
Book 9 · Chapter 41
- with Penelope (Eurymachus gives Penelope a necklace.) “Eurymachus giving her a necklace.”
Book 10 · Chapter 27
- parent: Antenor “And Theano, Antenor’s wife, is painted with her sons, Glaucus seated on his armour, and Eurymachus seated on a stone.”
- parent: Theano “And Theano, Antenor’s wife, is painted with her sons, Glaucus seated on his armour, and Eurymachus seated on a stone.”
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