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Euryale

In Greek mythology, Euryale was the name of several mythological figures, including:Euryale, one of the three Gorgon sisters.Euryale, daughter of Minos, mother of the great hunter Orion.Euryale, one of the Amazons

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In Greek mythology, Euryale (/jʊəˈrəli/ yoor-EYE-ə-lee; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυάλη, lit.'far-roaming"') was the name of several mythological figures, including:

  • Euryale, daughter of Minos, mother of the great hunter Orion.2
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  1. Parada, s.v. Euryale 1; Hesiod, Theogony 270–277; Apollodorus, 1.2.6, 2.4.2; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface 9, 35; Nonnus, Dionysiaca 13.77–78, 25.58.
  2. Parada, s.v. Euryale 2; Apollodorus, 1.4.3; Eratosthenes, Catasterismi 33 (Hard 2015, p. 101); Hyginus, De astronomia 2.34.1.
  3. Parada, Euryale 3; Valerius Flaccus, 5.612, 6.370.
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