Euryalus
Also known as: battle-bider Euryalus · Family: The Greeks · Role: athlete · First appears: Book IV · Part 3
In Book IV, Euryalus won the javelin contest, hurling farther than his rivals, and received a silver oil-flask from Thetis. When Ajax son of Telamon challenged the assembled warriors, they urged Euryalus to face him, but Euryalus admitted he feared the giant and would rather fight any other Achaean.
In Book VIII, Euryalus killed Astraeus with a dart through the breast. In Book XI, he killed Meles with a stone that shattered his helmet and head.
Relationship record
Life events
- Euryalus wins the javelin contest and receives a silver oil-flask.(Book IV · Part 3)
- “Next, in the javelin-cast Euryalus Hurled far beyond all rivals, while the folk Shouted aloud: no archer, so they deemed, Could speed a winged shaft farther than his cast; Therefore the Aeacid hero's mother gave To him a deep wide silver oil-flask”
- Euryalus killed Astraeus with a dart through the breast.(Book VIII · Part 2)
- With: Astraeus
- “Euryalus hurled a dart, And through Astraeus' breast the death-winged point Flew, shearing through the breathways of man's life; And all that lay within was drenched with blood.”
- Euryalus killed Meles with a stone that shattered his helmet and head.(Book XI · Part 1)
- With: Meles
- “it shattered Meles' helm and head Down to the eyes: so met him ghastly death”
Book IV · Part 3
- with Ajax son of Telamon (Ajax challenges the assembled heroes to contests; Euryalus is urged to face him but declines.) “Then fiery-hearted Aias eagerly Rose, challenging to strife of hands and feet The mightiest hero there; but marvelling They marked his mighty thews, and no man dared Confront him.”
- with Ajax son of Telamon (Euryalus declined to fight Ajax.) “But at the last all men Made signs to battle-bider Euryalus, For well they knew him skilled in fighting-craft; But he too feared that giant, and he cried: “Friends, any other Achaean, whom ye will, Blithe will I face; but mighty Alas--no!”
- with Thetis (interaction) “Therefore the Aeacid hero's mother gave To him a deep wide silver oil-flask, ta'en By Achilles in possession, when his spear Slew Mynes,”
Book VIII · Part 2
- with Astraeus (Euryalus kills Astraeus in combat.) “Euryalus hurled a dart, And through Astraeus' breast the death-winged point Flew, shearing through the breathways of man's life;”
Book XI · Part 1
- with Meles (interaction) “it shattered Meles' helm and head Down to the eyes: so met him ghastly death”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.