Eurybia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Eurybia (/jʊəˈrɪbiə/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυβία, Εὐρυβίη, meaning "wide-force"^{[citation needed]}), described as "[having] a heart of flint within her",^[1] was the daughter of Pontus and Gaia,^[2] consort to the Titan Crius, and mother of Astraeus, Perses, and Pallas.^[3] An older, relatively minor deity, her role in most mythology is as the ancestor of other gods, and she often plays no role in the mythology.

Family tree

Family of Eurybia and Crius

Pontus

Stars

Notes

^ Hesiod, Theogony 233–239.
^ Hesiod, Theogony 233–239; Apollodorus, 1.2.6.
^ Hesiod, Theogony 375–377; Apollodorus, 1.2.2.

References

Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Hesiod, Theogony, in The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, Massachusetts., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

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[1] Hesiod, Theogony 233–239.

[2] Hesiod, Theogony 233–239; Apollodorus, 1.2.6.

[3] Hesiod, Theogony 375–377; Apollodorus, 1.2.2.

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