- Eurymachus
The name Eurymachus, or Eurýmakhos, is attributed to the following individuals:
Greek mythology
*Eurymachus, an
Ithaca n nobleman and the son ofPolybus , was, by the reckoning of the goddessAthena , the leading suitor ofPenelope in "The Odyssey ". He was a treacherous figure, convincing his would-be wife that her son,Telemachus , would be safe when he himself had plotted his death. Eurymachus was duly killed by Telemachus's father,Odysseus , on his long-awaited return.*Eurymachus was the son of Antenor and
Theano . He was engaged toPriam 's daughterPolyxena .History
*Eurymachus also refers to one of the 180 Theban soldiers who were taken prisoner in the Theban siege of
Plataea . All of the Theban soldiers were killed after the Plataeans brought everyone living outside of their walls into the city after unrequited negotiation with Thebes's nightly backup troops.Thucydides states that Eurymachus was "a man of great influence at Thebes," and that the Platean, Naucleides, arranged with him to bring in "a little over 300" Theban troops in the middle of the night, for a sneak attack. This event touched off thePeloponnesian War . [Thucydides. "History of the Peloponnesian War", Book II.]References
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