) Justin represents
coincident with the conclusion of the first Messe Eurydice as having subsequently joined with
nian war.
coincident with the conclusion of the first Messe Eurydice as having subsequently joined with
nian war.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - b
1.
& 2.
) A pollo- whole matter to him.
In consequence of this
dorus (iii. 10. § 3) calls him a son of Lelex by the treachery, his name passed into a proverb amongst
nymph Cleochareia, and in Stephanus of Byzantium the Greeks. (Diod. Excerpt. de Virt, et Vit. p. 553;
(s. v. Tauyetov) his mother is called Taygete. Ulpian, in Dem. de Coron. p. 137 ; Aeschin. in
(Comp. Schol. ad Pind. Pyth. iv. 15, Ol. vi. 46, Ctes. c. 43; Plat. Protag. p. 327. ) (C. P. M. )
ad Lycoph. 886. )
[L. S. ] EURY'BIA (Eủpubia), a daughter of Pontus
EURY'ALE (Eupuaan), the name of three my- and Ge, who became by Crius the mother of
thical beings. (Hes. Theog. 276; Pind. Pyth. Astraeus, Pailas, and Perses. (Hes. Theog. 375;
xxii. 20; A pollod. i. 4. & 3; Val. Flacc. v. 312; Apollod. i. 2. § 2. ) There are two other mythi-
comp. Orion. )
(L. S. ] cal personages of this name. (Apollod. ii. 7. § 8;
EURY'ALUS (Eupúanos). 1. A son of Me- Diod. iv. 16. )
(L. S. ]
cisteus, is mentioned by Apollodorus (i. 9. § 16) EURY BLADES. [THEMISTOCLES ]
among the Argonauts, and was one of the Epigoni EURYCLEIA (Eupúkdeia). 1. According to
who took and destroyed Thebes. (Paus. ii. 20. a Thessalian tradition, a daughter of Athamas and
§ 4; Apollod. iii. 7. § 2. ) He was a brave war- Themisto, and the wife of Melas, by whom she
rior, and at the funeral games of Oedipus he con- became the mother of Hyperes. (Schol. ad Pind.
quered all his competitors (Hom. Il. xxii. 608) Pyth. iv. 221. )
with the exception of Epejus, who excelled him 2. A danghter of Ops, was purchased by Laërtes
in wrestling. He accompanied Diomedes to Troy, and brought up Telemachus. When Odysseus re-
where he was one of the bravest heroes, and slew turned home, she recognized him, though he was
several Trojans. (N. ii. 565, vi. 20; Paus. ii. 30. in the disguise of a beggar, by a scar, and after-
$ 9. ) In the painting of Polygnotus at Delphi, he wards she faithfully assisted him against the
was represented as being wounded; and there was suitors. (Hom. Oil. i. 429, &c. , iv. 742, &c. , xix.
also a statue of him at Delphi, wbich stood between 385, &c. , xxii. xxiii)
(L. S. )
those of Diomedes and Aegialeus. (Paus, 1. 10. EURYCLEIDAS (Eupukeidas), an Athenian
§ 2, 25. & 2. )
orator, who, together with Micon or Micion, pos-
2. One of the suitors of Hippodameia. (Paus. sessed much influence with the people, which they
vi. 21. $7; Schol. ad Pind. 01. i. 127. )
used unworthily, as the Athenians under their
3. A son of Odysseus and Evippe, also called guidance launched forth, according to Polybius,
Doryclus or Leontophron, was killed by Tele into the most unrestrained faitery towards the
machus. (Parthen. Erot. 3; Eustath. ad Hom. kings, whose favour they desired to gain, espe
p. 1796. )
There are four other mythical per- cially Ptolemy IV. (Philopator) of Egypt. Pau-
sonages of this name. (Apollod. i. 8. § 5; Hom. sanias tells us that Philip V. of Macedon caused
Od. viii. 115, &c. ; Virg. Aen. ix. 176, &c. ; Paus. them both to be removed by poison. (Polyb. v. 106;
iv. 20. § 3. )
(L. S. ] Paus. ij. 9. )
(E. E. )
EURYANASSA. [Pelops. ]
EURYCLES (Ejpukañs), a Spartan architect,
EURY'ANAX (Eupvávat), a Spartan of the who built the finest of the baths at Corinth, and
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adorned it with beautiful marbles. (Paus. ii. 3. another pretender to the throne, Pausanias, who
$ 5. )
(P. S. ) was joined by the greater part of the Macedonians,
EUʻRYCLES (Eupukins), a Greek physician reduced Eurydice to great difficulties, and led her
or grammarian, who must have lived in or before to invoke the assistance of the Athenian general
the first century after Christ, as he is mentioned Iphicrates, who readily espoused her cause, drove
by Erotianus. (Gloss. Hippocr. p. 308. ) He ap out Pausanias, and reinstated Eurydice and Ptolemy
pears to have written a commentary on Hippocrates, in the full possession of Macedonia, the latter being
de Articulis, which does not now exist. (W. A. G. ] declared regent for the young king Perdiccas.
EURYCRATES (Eupukpatns) I. , was the 1lth (Aeschin. de Fals. Leg. S$ 8, 9; Corn. Nep. Iphi-
king of Sparta in the Agid house : his reign was crat. 3; Suidas, s. v. Kápavos.
) Justin represents
coincident with the conclusion of the first Messe Eurydice as having subsequently joined with
nian war. (Paus. iii. 3. § 3. )
Ptolemy in putting to death Perdiccas also ; but
II. Grandson of the above, called also (Herod. tbis is certainly a mistake. On the contrary, Per-
vii. 204) Eurycratides, was 13th of the same line, diccas in fact put Ptolemy to death, and succeeded
and reigned during the carlier and disastrous part him on the throne : what part Eurydice took in
of the war with Tegea (Herod. i. 65), which his the matter we know not, any more than her sub-
grandson Anaxandrides brought to a happy issue. sequent fate. (Diod. xvi. 2; Syncell. p. 263, b. )
(Paus. iii. 3. & 5. )
(A. H. C. ] 2. An Illyrian by birth, wife of Philip of Mace
EURYCY'DE. [ENDYMION. ]
don, and mother of Cynane or Cynna. (Arrian, ap.
EURY'DAMAS (Eủpudduas). 1. A son of Phot. p. 70, b. ; Kuhn, ad Aelian. V. H. xiii. 36 ;
Irus and Demonassa, was one of the Argonauts. Paus. v. 17. & 4. ) According to Dicaearchus (ap.
(Hygin. Fab. 14. ) Apollonius Rhodius (i. 67; Athen. xiii. p. 557, c. ), her name was Audata.
comp. Orph. Arg. 164) calls him a son of Ctimenus. 3. Daughter of Amyntas, son of Perdiccas III. ,
2. One of the suitors of Penelope, who was king of Macedonia, and Cynane, daughter of
killed by Odysseus. (Hom. Od. xviii. 297, xxii. Philip. Her real name appears to have been
283. ) There are two more mythical personages Adea (Arrian, ap. Phot. p. 70, b. ); at what time
of this name (Apollod. ii. 1. $ 5; Hom. Il. v. 148), it was changed to that of Eurydice we are not told.
which Ovid (Tb. 331) uses as a surname of Hector She was brought up by her mother, and seems to
in the sense of “ruling far and wide. ” (L. S. ] have been early accustomed by her to those mascu-
EURYDA'MIDAS (Eủpudauídas), son of Agis line and martial exercises in which Cynane herself
IV. , king of Sparta. At the death of his father delighted. (Polyaen. viii. 60; Athen. xiii. p.
ho was yet a child. According to Pausanias, he 560. ). She accompanied her mother on her daring
was poisoned by Cleomenes with the assistance of expedition to Asia (Cynane); and when Cynane
the ephors, and the royal power of his family was put to death by Alcetas, the discontent ex-
transferred to his brother Eucleides. The truth of pressed by the troops, and the respect with which
this story is, however, questionable. (Paus. v. 9. they looked on Eurydice as one of the surviving
§ 1, iii
. 10. § 6; Manso, Spartan vol. iii. 2, p. members of the royal house, induced Perdiccas not
136. )
[C. P. M. ] only to spare her life, but to give her in marriage
EURY'DICE (Eủpudian). The most celebrated to the unhappy king Arrhidaeus. (Arrian, ap.
of the many mythical personages bearing this Phot. p. 70, b. ) We hear no more of her during
name is Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. [ORPHEUS. ] the life of Perdiccas ; but after his death her active
There are seven others beside, viz. one of the Da- and ambitious spirit broke forth: she demanded of
naides (Apollod. ii. 1. & 5), a daughter of Adras- the new governors, Pithon and Arrhidaeus, to be
tus and mother of Laomedon (Apollod. ii. 12. $ 3), admitted to her due share of authority, and by her
a daughter of Lacedaemon and wife of Acrisius intrigues against them, and the favour she enjoyed
(Apollod. ii. 2. 8 2, iii. 10. § 3 ; Paus. iii. 13. § 6), with the army, she succeeded in compelling them
a daughter of Clymenus and wife of Nestor (Hom. to resign their office. But the arrival of her mortal
Od. iii. 452), the wife of Lycurgus and mother of enemy, Antipater, disconcerted her projects : she
Archemorus (Apollod. i. 9. $ 14),
the wife of Creon, took an active part in the proceedings at Tripara-
king of Thebes (Soph. Antigone), and, according to deisus, and even delivered in person to the assen-
the Cypria," the wife of Aeneias. (Paus. X. 26. bled soldiery an harangue against Antipater, which
§ 1. )
(L. S. ] had been composed for her by her secretary Ascle-
EURY'DICE (Edpudian). 1. An Illyrian prin- piodorus; but all her efforts were unavailing, and
cess, wife of Amyntas II. , king of Macedonia, and Antipater was appointed regent and guardian of
mother of the famous Philip. According to Justin the king. (Arrian, ap. Phot. p. 71; Diod. xviii.
(vii, 4, 5), she engaged in a conspiracy with a 39. ) She was now compelled to remain quiet, and
paramour against the life of her husband ; but accompanied her husband and Antipater to Europe.
though the plot was detected, she was spared by But the death of Antipater in 319, the more feeble
Amyntas out of regard to their common offspring. character of Polysperchon, who succeeded him as
After the death of the latter (B. C. 369), his eldest regent, and the failure of his enterprises in Greece,
son, Alexander, who succeeded him on the throne, and above all, the favourable disposition he evinced
was murdered after a short reign by Ptolemy towards Olympias, determined her again to take
Alorites, and it seems probable that Eurydice was an active part: she concluded an alliance with
concerned in this plot also. From a comparison of Cassander, and, as he was wholly occupied with
the statements of Justin (vii. 5) and Diodorus (xv. the affairs of Greece, she herself assembled an army
71, 77, xvi. 2), it would appear that Ptolemy was and took the field in person. Polysperchon ad-
the paramour at whose instigation Eurydice had vanced against her from Epeirus, accompanied by
attempted the life of her husband; and she cer- Aeacides, the king of that country, and Olympias,
tainly seems to have made common cause with him as well as by Roxana and her infant son. But
after the assassination of her son. (Thirlwall's the presence of Olympias was alone sufficient to
Greece, vol v. p. 164. ) But the appearance of decide the contest : the Macedonian troops refused
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110
EURYLEON.
EURYLOCHUS.
1
to fight against the mother of Alexander, and went EURY'LEON (Eupuréwv. ) 1. One of the com.
over to her side. Eurydice fled from the field of panions of Dorieus, with whom he went out to esta-
battle to Amphipolis, but was seized and made blish a colony, Heracleia in Sicily. Nearly all the
prisoner. She was at first confined, together with Spartan colonists, however, were slain by the Car.
her husband, in a narrow dungeon, and scantily thaginians and Egestaeans. Euryleon was the only
supplied with food; but soon Olympias, becoming one of the leaders who escaped: he gathered the
alarmed at the compassion excited among the remnants of the Lacedaemonians and took possession
Macedonians, determined to get rid of her rival, of Minoa, a colony of Selinus, and assisted the Se
and sent the young queen in her prison a sword, á linuntians in getting rid of their tyrant Peithagoras
rope, and a cup of hemlock, with orders to choose (Herod. v. 46 ; comp. DORIBUS. )
her mode of death. The spirit of Eurydice re- 2. A commander of the Lacedaemonians in their
mained unbroken to the last ; she still breathed first war against the Messe aians. He was of The
defiance to Olympias, and prayed that she might ban extraction, and a descendant of Cadmus. (Paus.
soon be requited with the like gifts; then, having iv. 7. $ 3.
dorus (iii. 10. § 3) calls him a son of Lelex by the treachery, his name passed into a proverb amongst
nymph Cleochareia, and in Stephanus of Byzantium the Greeks. (Diod. Excerpt. de Virt, et Vit. p. 553;
(s. v. Tauyetov) his mother is called Taygete. Ulpian, in Dem. de Coron. p. 137 ; Aeschin. in
(Comp. Schol. ad Pind. Pyth. iv. 15, Ol. vi. 46, Ctes. c. 43; Plat. Protag. p. 327. ) (C. P. M. )
ad Lycoph. 886. )
[L. S. ] EURY'BIA (Eủpubia), a daughter of Pontus
EURY'ALE (Eupuaan), the name of three my- and Ge, who became by Crius the mother of
thical beings. (Hes. Theog. 276; Pind. Pyth. Astraeus, Pailas, and Perses. (Hes. Theog. 375;
xxii. 20; A pollod. i. 4. & 3; Val. Flacc. v. 312; Apollod. i. 2. § 2. ) There are two other mythi-
comp. Orion. )
(L. S. ] cal personages of this name. (Apollod. ii. 7. § 8;
EURY'ALUS (Eupúanos). 1. A son of Me- Diod. iv. 16. )
(L. S. ]
cisteus, is mentioned by Apollodorus (i. 9. § 16) EURY BLADES. [THEMISTOCLES ]
among the Argonauts, and was one of the Epigoni EURYCLEIA (Eupúkdeia). 1. According to
who took and destroyed Thebes. (Paus. ii. 20. a Thessalian tradition, a daughter of Athamas and
§ 4; Apollod. iii. 7. § 2. ) He was a brave war- Themisto, and the wife of Melas, by whom she
rior, and at the funeral games of Oedipus he con- became the mother of Hyperes. (Schol. ad Pind.
quered all his competitors (Hom. Il. xxii. 608) Pyth. iv. 221. )
with the exception of Epejus, who excelled him 2. A danghter of Ops, was purchased by Laërtes
in wrestling. He accompanied Diomedes to Troy, and brought up Telemachus. When Odysseus re-
where he was one of the bravest heroes, and slew turned home, she recognized him, though he was
several Trojans. (N. ii. 565, vi. 20; Paus. ii. 30. in the disguise of a beggar, by a scar, and after-
$ 9. ) In the painting of Polygnotus at Delphi, he wards she faithfully assisted him against the
was represented as being wounded; and there was suitors. (Hom. Oil. i. 429, &c. , iv. 742, &c. , xix.
also a statue of him at Delphi, wbich stood between 385, &c. , xxii. xxiii)
(L. S. )
those of Diomedes and Aegialeus. (Paus, 1. 10. EURYCLEIDAS (Eupukeidas), an Athenian
§ 2, 25. & 2. )
orator, who, together with Micon or Micion, pos-
2. One of the suitors of Hippodameia. (Paus. sessed much influence with the people, which they
vi. 21. $7; Schol. ad Pind. 01. i. 127. )
used unworthily, as the Athenians under their
3. A son of Odysseus and Evippe, also called guidance launched forth, according to Polybius,
Doryclus or Leontophron, was killed by Tele into the most unrestrained faitery towards the
machus. (Parthen. Erot. 3; Eustath. ad Hom. kings, whose favour they desired to gain, espe
p. 1796. )
There are four other mythical per- cially Ptolemy IV. (Philopator) of Egypt. Pau-
sonages of this name. (Apollod. i. 8. § 5; Hom. sanias tells us that Philip V. of Macedon caused
Od. viii. 115, &c. ; Virg. Aen. ix. 176, &c. ; Paus. them both to be removed by poison. (Polyb. v. 106;
iv. 20. § 3. )
(L. S. ] Paus. ij. 9. )
(E. E. )
EURYANASSA. [Pelops. ]
EURYCLES (Ejpukañs), a Spartan architect,
EURY'ANAX (Eupvávat), a Spartan of the who built the finest of the baths at Corinth, and
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EURYDICE.
109
EURYDICE.
He
1]
Lill
3
Ele
ed the
of this
adorned it with beautiful marbles. (Paus. ii. 3. another pretender to the throne, Pausanias, who
$ 5. )
(P. S. ) was joined by the greater part of the Macedonians,
EUʻRYCLES (Eupukins), a Greek physician reduced Eurydice to great difficulties, and led her
or grammarian, who must have lived in or before to invoke the assistance of the Athenian general
the first century after Christ, as he is mentioned Iphicrates, who readily espoused her cause, drove
by Erotianus. (Gloss. Hippocr. p. 308. ) He ap out Pausanias, and reinstated Eurydice and Ptolemy
pears to have written a commentary on Hippocrates, in the full possession of Macedonia, the latter being
de Articulis, which does not now exist. (W. A. G. ] declared regent for the young king Perdiccas.
EURYCRATES (Eupukpatns) I. , was the 1lth (Aeschin. de Fals. Leg. S$ 8, 9; Corn. Nep. Iphi-
king of Sparta in the Agid house : his reign was crat. 3; Suidas, s. v. Kápavos.
) Justin represents
coincident with the conclusion of the first Messe Eurydice as having subsequently joined with
nian war. (Paus. iii. 3. § 3. )
Ptolemy in putting to death Perdiccas also ; but
II. Grandson of the above, called also (Herod. tbis is certainly a mistake. On the contrary, Per-
vii. 204) Eurycratides, was 13th of the same line, diccas in fact put Ptolemy to death, and succeeded
and reigned during the carlier and disastrous part him on the throne : what part Eurydice took in
of the war with Tegea (Herod. i. 65), which his the matter we know not, any more than her sub-
grandson Anaxandrides brought to a happy issue. sequent fate. (Diod. xvi. 2; Syncell. p. 263, b. )
(Paus. iii. 3. & 5. )
(A. H. C. ] 2. An Illyrian by birth, wife of Philip of Mace
EURYCY'DE. [ENDYMION. ]
don, and mother of Cynane or Cynna. (Arrian, ap.
EURY'DAMAS (Eủpudduas). 1. A son of Phot. p. 70, b. ; Kuhn, ad Aelian. V. H. xiii. 36 ;
Irus and Demonassa, was one of the Argonauts. Paus. v. 17. & 4. ) According to Dicaearchus (ap.
(Hygin. Fab. 14. ) Apollonius Rhodius (i. 67; Athen. xiii. p. 557, c. ), her name was Audata.
comp. Orph. Arg. 164) calls him a son of Ctimenus. 3. Daughter of Amyntas, son of Perdiccas III. ,
2. One of the suitors of Penelope, who was king of Macedonia, and Cynane, daughter of
killed by Odysseus. (Hom. Od. xviii. 297, xxii. Philip. Her real name appears to have been
283. ) There are two more mythical personages Adea (Arrian, ap. Phot. p. 70, b. ); at what time
of this name (Apollod. ii. 1. $ 5; Hom. Il. v. 148), it was changed to that of Eurydice we are not told.
which Ovid (Tb. 331) uses as a surname of Hector She was brought up by her mother, and seems to
in the sense of “ruling far and wide. ” (L. S. ] have been early accustomed by her to those mascu-
EURYDA'MIDAS (Eủpudauídas), son of Agis line and martial exercises in which Cynane herself
IV. , king of Sparta. At the death of his father delighted. (Polyaen. viii. 60; Athen. xiii. p.
ho was yet a child. According to Pausanias, he 560. ). She accompanied her mother on her daring
was poisoned by Cleomenes with the assistance of expedition to Asia (Cynane); and when Cynane
the ephors, and the royal power of his family was put to death by Alcetas, the discontent ex-
transferred to his brother Eucleides. The truth of pressed by the troops, and the respect with which
this story is, however, questionable. (Paus. v. 9. they looked on Eurydice as one of the surviving
§ 1, iii
. 10. § 6; Manso, Spartan vol. iii. 2, p. members of the royal house, induced Perdiccas not
136. )
[C. P. M. ] only to spare her life, but to give her in marriage
EURY'DICE (Eủpudian). The most celebrated to the unhappy king Arrhidaeus. (Arrian, ap.
of the many mythical personages bearing this Phot. p. 70, b. ) We hear no more of her during
name is Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. [ORPHEUS. ] the life of Perdiccas ; but after his death her active
There are seven others beside, viz. one of the Da- and ambitious spirit broke forth: she demanded of
naides (Apollod. ii. 1. & 5), a daughter of Adras- the new governors, Pithon and Arrhidaeus, to be
tus and mother of Laomedon (Apollod. ii. 12. $ 3), admitted to her due share of authority, and by her
a daughter of Lacedaemon and wife of Acrisius intrigues against them, and the favour she enjoyed
(Apollod. ii. 2. 8 2, iii. 10. § 3 ; Paus. iii. 13. § 6), with the army, she succeeded in compelling them
a daughter of Clymenus and wife of Nestor (Hom. to resign their office. But the arrival of her mortal
Od. iii. 452), the wife of Lycurgus and mother of enemy, Antipater, disconcerted her projects : she
Archemorus (Apollod. i. 9. $ 14),
the wife of Creon, took an active part in the proceedings at Tripara-
king of Thebes (Soph. Antigone), and, according to deisus, and even delivered in person to the assen-
the Cypria," the wife of Aeneias. (Paus. X. 26. bled soldiery an harangue against Antipater, which
§ 1. )
(L. S. ] had been composed for her by her secretary Ascle-
EURY'DICE (Edpudian). 1. An Illyrian prin- piodorus; but all her efforts were unavailing, and
cess, wife of Amyntas II. , king of Macedonia, and Antipater was appointed regent and guardian of
mother of the famous Philip. According to Justin the king. (Arrian, ap. Phot. p. 71; Diod. xviii.
(vii, 4, 5), she engaged in a conspiracy with a 39. ) She was now compelled to remain quiet, and
paramour against the life of her husband ; but accompanied her husband and Antipater to Europe.
though the plot was detected, she was spared by But the death of Antipater in 319, the more feeble
Amyntas out of regard to their common offspring. character of Polysperchon, who succeeded him as
After the death of the latter (B. C. 369), his eldest regent, and the failure of his enterprises in Greece,
son, Alexander, who succeeded him on the throne, and above all, the favourable disposition he evinced
was murdered after a short reign by Ptolemy towards Olympias, determined her again to take
Alorites, and it seems probable that Eurydice was an active part: she concluded an alliance with
concerned in this plot also. From a comparison of Cassander, and, as he was wholly occupied with
the statements of Justin (vii. 5) and Diodorus (xv. the affairs of Greece, she herself assembled an army
71, 77, xvi. 2), it would appear that Ptolemy was and took the field in person. Polysperchon ad-
the paramour at whose instigation Eurydice had vanced against her from Epeirus, accompanied by
attempted the life of her husband; and she cer- Aeacides, the king of that country, and Olympias,
tainly seems to have made common cause with him as well as by Roxana and her infant son. But
after the assassination of her son. (Thirlwall's the presence of Olympias was alone sufficient to
Greece, vol v. p. 164. ) But the appearance of decide the contest : the Macedonian troops refused
A 553;
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## p. 110 (#126) ############################################
110
EURYLEON.
EURYLOCHUS.
1
to fight against the mother of Alexander, and went EURY'LEON (Eupuréwv. ) 1. One of the com.
over to her side. Eurydice fled from the field of panions of Dorieus, with whom he went out to esta-
battle to Amphipolis, but was seized and made blish a colony, Heracleia in Sicily. Nearly all the
prisoner. She was at first confined, together with Spartan colonists, however, were slain by the Car.
her husband, in a narrow dungeon, and scantily thaginians and Egestaeans. Euryleon was the only
supplied with food; but soon Olympias, becoming one of the leaders who escaped: he gathered the
alarmed at the compassion excited among the remnants of the Lacedaemonians and took possession
Macedonians, determined to get rid of her rival, of Minoa, a colony of Selinus, and assisted the Se
and sent the young queen in her prison a sword, á linuntians in getting rid of their tyrant Peithagoras
rope, and a cup of hemlock, with orders to choose (Herod. v. 46 ; comp. DORIBUS. )
her mode of death. The spirit of Eurydice re- 2. A commander of the Lacedaemonians in their
mained unbroken to the last ; she still breathed first war against the Messe aians. He was of The
defiance to Olympias, and prayed that she might ban extraction, and a descendant of Cadmus. (Paus.
soon be requited with the like gifts; then, having iv. 7. $ 3.
