In Greek mythology, Eryx (Ancient Greek: Ἔρυξ) may refer to the following personages:
- Eryx, a king of the city of Eryx in Sicily. He was either the son of Poseidon[1] or of Aphrodite and Butes the Argonaut of the Elymian people of Sicily who she spent several nights with at Lilybaeum to make Adonis jealous.[2][3] Eryx was an excellent boxer but died when Heracles beat him in a match.[4]
- Eryx, one of the supporters of Phineus. He was turned to stone by Perseus with the head of the Gorgon Medusa.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.10
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.22.6–23.3 & 4.83 1–4
- ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. London: Penguin Books. pp. 70. ISBN 9780140171990.
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 5.387–484
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.195 ff
References
edit- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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