Eury̆tus

, a son of Mercury, among the Argonauts. Flaccus , bk. 1 , li. 439 .――A king of Œchalia, father to Iole. He offered his daughter to him who shot a bow better than himself. Hercules conquered him, and put him to death because he refused him his daughter as the prize of his victory. Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , chs. 4 & 7.――A son of Actor, concerned in the wars between Augias and Hercules, and killed by the hero.――A son of Augias, killed by Hercules as he was going to Corinth to celebrate the Isthmian games. Apollo dor us. ――A person killed in hunting the Calydonian boar.――A son of Hippocoon. Apollo dor us , bk. 3 , ch. 10 .――A giant killed by Hercules or Bacchus for making war against the gods.