Eurydice (daughter of Clymenus)
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In Greek mythology, according to Homer's Odyssey, Eurydice (/jʊəˈrɪdɪsi/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη, Eurydikē "wide justice", derived from ευρυς eurys "wide" and δικη dike "justice"), the eldest daughter of Clymenus, was the wife of Nestor.[1] However, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, the wife of Nestor and mother of his children (daughters Pisidice and Polycaste, and sons Perseus, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron, Peisistratus, Antilochus, and Thrasymedes) was Anaxibia.[2]
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[edit]- Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.