In Greek Mythology, Euryodeia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυοδεία) or Euryodia (Εὐρυοδία) was the mother of King Arcesius of Ithaca by Zeus.1 In some accounts, Arcesius instead was called the son of Cephalus by Procris2 or a she-bear who was transformed into a woman3.
Notes
Notes
- Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 16.118; Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1796, 35
- Hyginus, Fabulae 189
- Aristotle in Etymologicum Magnum 144.21 under Arkeisios
References
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.