Ereuthus Explained

In Greek mythology, Ereuthus (Ancient Greek: Ἔρευθον) was an Elean warrior who participated in the Trojan War.^[1]

Mythology

Ereuthus was a man from Thryon, a town near the Alpheus river, and a follower of King Nestor of Pylos to Troy. Ultimately, Ereuthus was killed by the Ethiopian Memnon, son of Eos (Dawn).^[2]

“But on the other side the hero child [i.e. Memnon] of the Dawn-goddess slew the Argive men, like to a baleful Doom which bringeth down on men a grim and ghastly pestilence. First slew he Pheron; for the bitter spear plunged through his breast, and down on him he hurled goodly Ereuthus, battle-revellers both, dwellers in Thryus by Alpheus' streams, which followed Nestor to the god-built burg of Ilium.”^[3]

Note

1. [Quintus Smyrnaeus]
2. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 2.240–242
3. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 2.235–242

References

• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theoi.com
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.