Eurymedon (mythology)

For other uses, see Eurymedon (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Eurymedon (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυμέδων; "ruling far and wide") was the name of several minor figures:

• Eurymedon, in rare accounts, a Titan or Giant who fathered Prometheus after raping Hera.^[1][2][3]
• Eurymedon, king of the Gigantes, father of Periboea (mother of Nausithous by Poseidon). He brought destruction on his people and was himself destroyed.^[4]
• Eurymedon, one of the Cabiri, children of Hephaestus and Cabiro, a Thracian woman. He was the brother of Alcon. Eurymedon fought in the Indian War of Dionysus but he fled when attacked by Orontes.^[5][6]
• Eurymedon, possible father of Cinyras by the nymph Paphia.^[7]
• Eurymedon, one of the four sons of Minos and his concubine Pareia. His brothers were Nephalion, Chryses and Philolaus. Eurymedon was a resident of the island of Paros in the Cyclades but was slain by the hero Heracles.^[8]
• Eurymedon, son of Dionysus and Ariadne, one of the Argonauts. He was the brother of Phlias.^[9]
• Eurymedon, father of Andromache who was one of the sacrificial victims of the Minotaur.^[10]
• Eurymedon, father of Leanida who consorted with Zeus and became the mother of Coron.
• Eurymedon, defender of the Hypsistan gate at Thebes during the military campaign of the Seven against Thebes. He is the son of Faunus (Pan).^[11]
• Eurymedon, not a servant but a squire to and charioteer of Agamemnon. He was the son of Ptolemy (Ptolemaeus), son of Peiraeus.^[12] Pausanias mentioned that Eurymedon's tomb was in the underground chambers at Mycenae along with Agamemnon himself^[13]; indicating that he was a loyal squire of importance to his master. He is mentioned once in The Iliad, Book 4, Line 228.
• Eurymedon, servant of Nestor^[14], not to be confused with Agamemnon's squire. He is mentioned only twice in the Iliad, Books 8 and 11, Lines 114 and 620, respectively.
• Eurymedon, a surname of Poseidon,^[15] Perseus^[16] and Hermes.^[17]