Εὔρυτος (εὖ, ἐρύω, ‘Drawer of the
Bow’): Eurytus.—(1) son of Actor
(or of Poseidon) and Molione, brother of Cteatus (see Ἀκτορίων), with his brother an ally of
Augēas against Nestor and the Pylians, Il. 2.621, Il.
11.709 ff.—(2) son of Melaneus and Stratonice, king
of Oechalia, father of Iole and Iphitus. A celebrated archer, he
challenged Apollo to a contest, and was slain by the god, Od. 8.204 ff. Odysseus received the bow of
Eurytus from his son Iphitus, Od.
21.32 ff.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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