Eurydice (daughter of Pelops)
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Script error: No such module "other uses". In Greek mythology, Eurydice (/jʊəˈrɪdɪsi/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη, Eurydikē "wide justice", derived from ευρυς eurys "wide" and δικη dike "justice) was the daughter of Pelops and was married to Electryon, king of Mycenae and son of Perseus.[1] She gave birth to Alcmena, mother of Heracles.[2] In other versions of the myth, Eurydice's place was taken by Anaxo, Electryon's niece.[3]
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- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica 4.9.1
- ↑ Turner, Coulter (2001), p. 175
- ↑ Turner, Coulter (2001), p. 35
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References
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter, "Dictionary of ancient deities", Oxford University Press, 2001, Template:ISBN