Eurydice of Pylos
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In Greek Mythology
, Eurydice of Pylos was the daughter of Clymenus
, and wife of Nestor
. Their children include Perseus, Peisistratus
, Thrasymedes
, Pisidice
, Polycaste
, Stratichus
, Aretus
, Echephron
, and Antilochus
. The wife of Nestor and mother of his children might otherwise have been Anaxibia
.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Eurydice of Pylos was the daughter of Clymenus
Clymenus
In Greek mythology, Clymenus may refer to any number of individuals:*Clymenus was the father of Eurydice.*Clymenus was the son of King Oeneus of Calydon and Althaea. He was killed while battling the Curetes....
, and wife of Nestor
Nestor (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's siblings...
. Their children include Perseus, Peisistratus
Peisistratus (Odyssey)
Peisistratus or Peisistratos or Pisistratus was a figure in Greek mythology, the youngest son of Nestor. He became an intimate friend of Telemachus, son of Odysseus, and travelled with him on his unsuccessful search for his father...
, Thrasymedes
Thrasymedes (mythology)
You may be looking for Thrasymedes of Paros, the sculptor.In Greek mythology Thrasymedes was a participant in the Trojan War, where he killed two people...
, Pisidice
Pisidice
In Greek mythology, Pisidice or Peisidike was one of the following individuals:* A daughter of Pelias, who, together with her sisters, killed their father, as Medea tricked them into believing this was needed to rejuvenate him....
, Polycaste
Polycaste
Polycaste is the name of two separate women in Greek mythology:*Polycaste is the daughter of Nestor and Eurydice . She bathed Telemachus on his way to Pylos and later married him. They had a son, Persepolis....
, Stratichus
Stratichus
In Greek mythology, Stratichus is the son of Nestor and either Eurydice or Anaxibia. He appears in the Odyssey....
, Aretus
Aretus
In Greek mythology, Aretus or Árêtos was one of several characters:#King Aretus of Pylos was a son of Nestor and Eurydice .#Aretus of Troy was one of fifty sons of Priam. He was killed by Automedon....
, Echephron
Echephron
Echephron is the name of three characters in Greek mythology.*Echephron, a son of Nestor and Eurydice .*Echephron, a son of Priam, king of Troy....
, and Antilochus
Antilochus
In Greek mythology, Antilochus was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos. One of the suitors of Helen of Troy, he accompanied his father and his brother Thrasymedes to the Trojan War. He was distinguished for his beauty, swiftness of foot, and skill as a charioteer...
. The wife of Nestor and mother of his children might otherwise have been Anaxibia
Anaxibia
Anaxibia is the name of five characters in Greek mythology.*Anaxibia, the daughter of Bias and Iphianassa, and niece of Melampus. She married Pelias, to whom she bore Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Alcestis, and Medusa...
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