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Eurytion
In Greek mythology, Eurytion referred to three different people.
- One was the King of Phthia[?] and father of Antigone. In Phthia[?], Peleus was purified by Eurytion for the murder of Phocus and married Antigone, Eurytion's daughter. Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion during the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and fled Phthia.
- Son of Ares, guardian of the cattle of Geryon, he was killed by Heracles.
- A Trojan archer during the Trojan War. (Virgil V, 514).
Alernative: Eurythion
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