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Eumelus
(707 words)

(Εὔμηλος; Eúmēlos).

[German version]

[1] Leader of the pherae. fleet against Troy

Son of  Admetus and  Alcestis. He led (only) 11 ships from Pherae against Troy (Hom. Il. 2,711-715) [1]. Although he had the best horses (Hom. Il. 2,763-767), he did not win the chariot race at the funeral games for Patroclus, as Athena broke the yoke of his chariot (Hom. Il. 23,391-397). Achilles…

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Bloch, René (Berne), von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen) and Latacz, Joachim (Basle), “Eumelus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e405010>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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