Euryodeia
In Greek Mythology, Euryodeia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυοδεία) or Euryodia (Εὐρυοδία) was the mother of King Arcesius of Ithaca by Zeus.[1] In some accounts, Arcesius instead was called the son of Cephalus by Procris[2] or a she-bear who was transformed into a woman[3].
Notes
- ^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 16.118; Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1796, 35
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 189
- ^ Aristotle in Etymologicum Magnum 144.21 under Arkeisios
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.