Euryleon (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Euryleon (Ancient Greek: Εύρυλέοντα) was one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.^[1]

Mythology

When Odysseus and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. The monster then slain Euryleon and five others namely: Antiphon, Apheidas, Kepheus, Stratios and Menetos, while the remaining six survived.^[2]

Notes

1. 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. 141, 9.138. Goldwyn. Adam J.. Kokkini. Dimitra.
2. 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. 141, 9.135–140. Goldwyn. Adam J.. Kokkini. Dimitra.

References

• Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Odyssey translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.