(Εὐρυτίων; Eurytíōn). Frequently used name of heroes and centaurs.
[1] Leader of the centaurs
Thessalian centaur; in the house of Peirithous, while drunk on wine, he violates Peirithous' bride Hippodamia, whereupon the Lapiths disfigure him; this leads to the conflict between Lapithae and centaurs. The suitor Antinous [1] holds E.'s fate up before Odysseus as a warning (Hom. Od. 21,295-304). Later too, E. a…