Cleophyle

In the genealogical corpus of Greek myth as represented in the available sources, Cleophyle is named as the wife of Lycurgus of Arcadia (son of Aleus and Neaera) and as mother of his sons Ancaeus, Epochus, Amphidamas, and Iasius. Her attestation appears in compilatory and summarizing traditions that preserve regional genealogies; some sources and summaries also record that the maternal role attributed to Lycurgus’s sons is given alternatively to women named Eurynome or Antinoe. Thus Cleophyle’s role in the tradition is to secure and explain descent for these heroic figures rather than to provide an independent narrative or cultic identity.

The cited sources record no physical description, iconography, or attributive portrait of Cleophyle. Her presence in the tradition is nominal and genealogical—she is attested only by name and familial relation, with no attendant visual or descriptive material provided in the available texts and summaries.

No supernatural abilities, notable deeds, or particular behaviors are attributed to Cleophyle in the provided material. The sources report only her familial roles—marriage to Lycurgus and maternity of named sons. While her son Ancaeus is independently credited in other myths with participation in the Argonauts and the Calydonian boar hunt, those deeds are not ascribed to Cleophyle and the sources contain no narrative of her own actions.