Ereuthalion, son of
Criasus, founder and
eponym of the city Ereuthalia.[1]
Ereuthalion, an
Arcadian who fought in the battle against the
Pylians "beneath the walls of
Pheia about the streams of
Iardanus". For the battle, he wore the armor of
Areithous, which had been handed over to him by
Lycurgus of Arcadia. He was killed by
Nestor, who would later recall this as a notable episode of his youth and early battle experience, speaking of Ereuthalion as the strongest opponent he ever slew.[2]
Ereuthalion, a
Cilician, husband of Phyllis and father of Oeneus; his son fought under
Dionysus in the latter's conflict with
Poseidon.[3] His wife and son are not to be confused with the better known characters of the names
Phyllis and
Oeneus.
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