Euphorbus
Wild Goat style, c. 600 BC, British Museum
.In Greek mythology, Euphorbus (Ancient Greek: Εὔφορβος Euphorbos) was a Trojan hero during the Trojan War.
Description
Euphorbus was a handsome man described to have the loveliest locks among the curly-haired. He had a lot of gold bound into his braid of hair along with other ornaments around his head.[1]
Family
Euphorbus was the son of
.Mythology
Euphorbus wounded
Argos. There are some accounts that claim that it was Euphorbus, not Aeneas, Cycnus or Hector, that killed Protesilaus
.
The philosopher
(15, 160–164), Pythagoras is again said to have claimed to be a reincarnation of Euphorbus.See also
- 4063 Euforbo, Jovian asteroid
- List of Greek mythological figures
Notes
- ^ John Tzetzes. Chiliades, 1.8 lines 230-234
- ^ Homer. Iliad, 17. 81
- ^ John Tzetzes. Chiliades, 1.8 line 229 & 13.37 line 575
- ^ Homer. Iliad, 16.786–16.857.
- ^ John Tzetzes. Chiliades, 4.2 line 32
- ^ Homer. Iliad, 17.9–109.
- Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, VIII, 4.
- ^ Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, 8.7.iv, online at Livius.org
References
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. .
- Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book I translated by Ana Untila from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theoi.com
- Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book II-IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theoi.com
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