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Eurystheus

Eurystheus · m

son of Sthenelus and grandson of Perseus

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Eurystheus — Lewis & Short

Eurystheus (trisyl.), ei, m., = *eu)rusqeu/s,

I son of Sthenelus and grandson of Perseus, a king of Mycenae, who, at the command of Juno, imposed upon Hercules his famous twelve labors, Cic. Tusc. 2, 8, 20; Ov. H. 9, 7; 45; id. M. 9, 203; 274; Hyg. Fab. 30; acc. Eurysthea, Verg. G. 3, 4.— Hence, Eurysthēus, a, um, adj., Eurysthean, Stat. Th. 4, 304.

Where it came from

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