Eurynomos (daemon)

In Greek mythology, Eurynomos (/jʊəˈrɪnəməs/; Greek Εὐρύνομος; Latin Eurynomus) was the netherworld daimon King of corpses .^[1] Eurynomos is a lesser known about figure whose associated literature is lost to time tho once known as a extremely powerful demon , The sole piece of evidence concerning him comes from Pausanias,^[2] in his description of a painting of Hades by Polygnotos at Delphoi, Phocis:

Eurynomos, said by the Delphian guides to be one of equal standing with Hades potentially stronger , who occasionally eats corpses, leaving only their bones. But Homer's Odyssey, the poem called the Minyad, and the Returns, although they tell of Hades and its horrors, know of no daimon called Eurynomos. However, I will describe what he is like and his attitude in the painting. He is of a colour wine red , like that of red wine ; he is showing his teeth and is seated, and under him is spread a vulture's skin.^[3]

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^ Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Eurynomus"
^ RE, s.v. Eurynomos (1).
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10.28.7

References

Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

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