Euchenor Explained

In Greek mythology, the name Euchenor (Ancient Greek: Εὐχήνωρ, gen.: Εὐχήνορος) may refer to:

• Euchenor, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus.^[1] He suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. Euchenor was the son of Aegyptus by an Arabian woman and thus full brother of Istrus, Chalcodon, Agenor, Chaetus, Diocorystes, Alces, Hippothous, Alcmenor and Hippolytus. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus,^[2] or Isaie, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre.^[3] Alcmenor married the Danaid Iphimedousa, daughter of Danaus either by the hamadryads Atlanteia or Phoebe.
• Euchenor, son of the seer Polyeidos and Eurydameia, brother of Cleitus, from Corinth. The brothers participated in the campaign of the Epigoni and afterwards fought in the Trojan War.^[4] Polyeidos had predicted that Euchenor would either die of an illness in his home city, or fall at Troy; Euchenor chose to go to the war and was eventually killed by Paris.^[5] Alternately, Euchenor was a grandson of Polyeidos; he was said to have dedicated a sacred image to Dionysus, surnamed Dasyllius, at Megara.^[6]
• Euchenor, father, by Phlogea, of King Echetus of Epirus.^[7]
• Euchenor, one of the sons of King Aeolus of Lipara, the keeper of the winds.^[8] He had five brothers namely: Periphas, Agenor, Klymenos, Xouthos and Macareus, and six sisters: Klymene, Kallithyia, Eurygone, Lysidike, Kanake and an unnamed one.^[9] According to various accounts, Aeolus yoked in marriage his sons, including Euchenor, and daughters in order to preserve concord and affection among them.^{[10] [11]}

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Odysses translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
• Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com

Notes and References

1. [Pseudo-Apollodorus|Apollodorus]
2. [John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]
3. [Scholia]
4. [Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]
5. Homer, Iliad 13.663 - 672
6. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
7. Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 18.35
8. Book: [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes, John]]. Allegories of the Odyssey. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. 2019. 978-0-674-23837-4. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England. 147, 10.39. Goldwyn. Adam J.. Kokkini. Dimitra.
9. Book: [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes, John]]. Allegories of the Odyssey. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. 2019. 978-0-674-23837-4. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England. 147, 10.39–42. Goldwyn. Adam J.. Kokkini. Dimitra.
10. Book: [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes, John]]. Allegories of the Odyssey. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. 2019. 978-0-674-23837-4. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England. 147, 10.43–44. Goldwyn. Adam J.. Kokkini. Dimitra.
11. Homer, Odyssey 10.6 & 11–12