Eurynomos (daemon) explained

In Greek mythology, Eurynomos (; Greek Εὐρύνομος; Latin Eurynomus) was the netherworld daimon (spirit) of rotting corpses dwelling in the Underworld.^[1] Eurynomos is either a minor figure whose associated literature is lost to time, or possibly an invention by the painter Polygnotos. The sole piece of evidence concerning him comes from Pausanias,^[2] in his description of a painting of Hades by Polygnotos at Delphoi, Phocis:

References

• 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.
• Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

Further reading

• Miriam Van Scott, The Encyclopedia of Hell

Notes and References

1. [William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith, William]
2. RE, s.v. Eurynomos (1).