Eurypylus of Cos explained

In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εὐρύπυλος Eurypylos) was a king of the island of Cos.

Family

Eurypylus was the son of Poseidon and Astypalaea or Mestra.^[1] He was the husband of Clytie and father of Chalciope, Chalcon and Antagoras.^[2]

Mythology

Heracles landed on Cos to escape a storm sent upon him by Hera, but the Coans took him for a pirate and attacked him; in a battle that ensued, Eurypylus was killed by Heracles.^[3] In another version, Heracles planned the attack on Cos because he liked Eurypylus' daughter Chalciope and intended to abduct her.^[4] Chalciope is indeed known as the mother of Heracles's son Thessalus.^[5]

Notes

1. [Hesiod]
2. Hesiod, Ehoiai 43a.84(60); Apollodorus, 2.7.1; Theocritus, Idyll 8.5 with scholia
3. Hesiod, Ehoiai 43a.85(61)–87(63); Apollodorus, 2.7.1.
4. Scholia on Pindar, Nemean Ode 4.40
5. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]

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.
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
• Theocritus, Idylls from The Greek Bucolic Poets translated by Edmonds, J M. Loeb Classical Library Volume 28. Cambridge, MA. Harvard Univserity Press. 1912. Online version at theoi.com
• Theocritus, Idylls edited by R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.