In Greek mythology, Eurypylus /jʊəˈrɪpɪləs/ (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύπυλος Eurypylos) was a king of the island of Cos.
Family
Eurypylus was the son of Poseidon and Astypalaea or Mestra.[1] He was the husband of Clytie and father of Chalciope, Chalcon and Antagoras.[2]
Mythology
Heracles landed on Cos to escape a storm sent upon him by Hera, but the Coans took him for a pirate and attacked him; in a battle that ensued, Eurypylus was killed by Heracles.[3] In another version, Heracles planned the attack on Cos because he liked Eurypylus' daughter Chalciope and intended to abduct her.[4] Chalciope is indeed known as the mother of Heracles's son Thessalus.[5]
Calydonian family tree
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