According to the mythographic genealogical tradition preserved in Apollodorus and summarized in modern reference works, Euryte is presented as a daughter of Hippodamas who married Porthaon, king of Calydon, and bore him children who form the next generation of the Calydonian royal house. The children attributed to Euryte and Porthaon in the cited account include Oeneus, Agrius, Leucopeus, Melas, Alcathous, and Sterope; through these offspring she functions as a named node anchoring the descent of Oeneus and his siblings. This presentation is documentary and genealogical rather than narrative: compilers like Apollodorus list names and relationships to map heroic-age dynasties rather than to provide an extended life-story for every named figure (sources: Apollodorus as cited in reference summaries).
The provided sources give no physical or iconographic description of Euryte (daughter of Hippodamas). She is only attested by name within genealogical lists; therefore no bodily features, dress, or visual attributes are recorded in the cited material.
No supernatural powers, cultic functions, rites, or mythic deeds are ascribed to this Euryte in the cited sources. Her role is genealogical: to be wife of Porthaon and mother of his children. The sources note other, distinct figures named Euryte (for example a nymph said to be mother of Halirrhothius by Poseidon), and the genealogical Euryte should not be conflated with those name-sharers except where a source explicitly does so (no such conflation is asserted in the provided material).
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Amphidocus
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Anaxo
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Astydameia
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Cercetes
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Ceteus
Ceteus (Ancient Greek Κητεύς, romanized Kêteus) is a name borne by at least two mythic figures in Greek literatures: an Arcadian prince counted among the sons of King Lycaon and a commander listed among the Lamian Centaurs who join Dionysus in his Indian campaign. The name appears in genealogical catalogues and epic lists rather than as a recurring supernatural class.
Cyllen
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Demonassa
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Dotia
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Eleius
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Eurythemis
Eurythemis is a name borne by one or more mortal women in ancient Greek mythic genealogies. The figures called Eurythemis function primarily as wives and mothers who link generations of heroes and royal houses (notably as wife of Thestius and mother of Althaea and Leda in one tradition); the attestations are genealogical rather than mythic-heroic or cultic.
Heleus
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Iasus (Iasius)
Iasus (Ancient Greek: Ἴασος / Ἰάσιος) is a personal name borne by multiple distinct figures in Greek myth and genealogies — kings, fathers of heroes, a participant in contests, and one attested among the Dactyli/Curetes — rather than a single unified supernatural entity. The bearers of the name function as onomastic nodes linking local traditions (Argos, Arcadia, Cyprus, Orchomenus, Trojan theatre) within the heroic-mythic timeline.
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- [1]Euryte — Wikipedia. Wikipedia article 'Euryte' (summary of classical attestations and name-variants)wiki
- [2]Porthaon — Wikipedia. Wikipedia article 'Porthaon' (context for marriage to Euryte and Calydonian kingship)wiki
- [3]Apollodorus, The Library (genealogical summaries). Apollodorus, Bibliotheca (as summarized/transmitted in modern editions; genealogical lists naming Porthaon and his children)literary
- [4]ToposText — People: Euryte. ToposText entry collating classical references to Euryteother
- [5]Archive: LP0037 The Kings of Athens (collection including mythographic materials). Archive collection containing mythographic material referenced in summariesother
- [6]Wikidata: Euryte (Q18091575). Wikidata entry (distinct modern/taxonomic uses noted but not relevant to the mythic figure)other