Euaechme does not have a mythic origin in the sources beyond her placement in genealogical accounts. One attested Euaechme is a Megarian princess, daughter of King Megareus and Iphinoe (herself daughter of King Nisus), placed within the royal house of Megara. Another attested Euaechme is recorded as the daughter of Hyllus and Iole and the wife of Polycaon (son of the Argonaut Butes), situating her within the Heraclid/Argonautic genealogical network. The sources present her as a named mortal used to connect dynastic lines rather than as an independently originating supernatural figure.
The available sources provide no physical description for any woman named Euaechme. She is identified only by her familial and social roles — princess, wife, mother — and no attributes of dress, stature, age, or distinguishing marks are recorded in the provided material.
No supernatural powers, magical capabilities, or notable heroic deeds are attributed to Euaechme in the cited sources. Her recorded 'actions' are domestic and dynastic in nature: marriages and parentage that establish or continue genealogical lines. The material treats her as a mortal member of royal households whose significance is genealogical rather than the result of extraordinary abilities or behaviors.
Weaknesses
- otherNo weaknesses attested
Wards
- otherNo wards attested
Polycaon
Polycaon is a proper name in ancient Greek tradition borne by at least two mytho-historical individuals: one a son of Lelex associated with the foundation of Messenia alongside his wife Messene, and another a son of Butes who married into the descendants of Heracles. The name also appears as a modern biological genus homonym in taxonomic records.
Butes
Boutes (Ancient Greek: Βούτης, Boútēs, literally 'herdsman') is a personal name applied to several distinct figures in Greek mythology — mortal princes, Argonauts, warriors, and local cult-heroes — rather than a single supernatural species. Bearers of the name appear across multiple heroic cycles and locales, notably an Athenian priest-hero, an Argonaut rescued by Aphrodite, and a Thracian punished by Dionysus.
Community Record
- [1]Evaechme. Wikipedia, entry 'Evaechme'.wiki
- [2]Evaechme (Wikidata). Wikidata item Q17376007, label/description 'mythical daughter of Hyllus'.wiki