Eurytus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek King of Oechalia, father of iole.
Eurytus was a renowned archer. He promised his
daughter Iole, to anyone who could shoot better than
he. The great hero Heracles won the contest, but
Eurytus accused Heracles of using poisoned arrows
and furthermore of being a slave of Eurystheus and
therefore unworthy of a king's daughter. Eurytus
refused to honor Heracles' right to the hand of Iole.
For this Eurytus died at the hand of Heracles, but
Heracles was also to die because of Iole.