In Greek Mythology, Euryodeia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυοδείας) or Euryodia (Εὐρνοδίας) was the mother of King Arcesius of Ithaca by Zeus.[1] In some accounts, Arcesius instead was called the son of Cephalus by Procris[2] or a she-bear who was transformed into a woman.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 16.118; Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1796, 35
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 189
  3. ^ Aristotle in Etymologicum Magnum 130.21 under Arkeisios

Reference

  • Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
No tags for this post.