Eurymedon (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Eurymedon (Εὐρυμέδων; "ruling far and wide") was the name of several minor figures:


 * Eurymedon, in rare accounts, a Titan or Giant who fathered Prometheus after raping Hera.
 * Eurymedon, king of the Gigantes, father of Periboea (mother of Nausithous by Poseidon). He brought destruction on his people and was himself destroyed.
 * Eurymedon, one of the Cabiri, children of Hephaestus and Cabiro, a Thracian woman. He was the brother of Alcon. Eurymedon fought in the Indian War of Dionysus but he fled when attacked by Orontes.
 * Eurymedon, possible father of Cinyras by the nymph Paphia.
 * Eurymedon, one of the four sons of Minos and his concubine Pareia. His brothers were Nephalion, Chryses and Philolaus. Eurymedon was a resident of the island of Paros in the Cyclades but was slain by the hero Heracles.
 * Eurymedon, son of Dionysus and Ariadne, one of the Argonauts. He was the brother of Phlias.
 * Eurymedon, father of Andromache who was one of the sacrificial victims of the Minotaur.
 * Eurymedon, father of Leanida who consorted with Zeus and became the mother of Coron.
 * Eurymedon, defender of the Hypsistan gate at Thebes during the military campaign of the Seven against Thebes. He is the son of Faunusundefined(Pan).
 * Eurymedon, squire and charioteer of Agamemnon. He was the son of Ptolemy (Ptolemaeus), son of Peiraeus. Eurymedon's tomb was shown at Mycenae.
 * Eurymedon, servant of Nestor.
 * Eurymedon, a surname of Poseidon, Perseus and Hermes.