Eurymedousa or Eurymedusa (
Ancient Greek: Εὐρυμέδουσα) is a name attributed to several women in
Greek mythology.
Eurymedousa, daughter of
Cletor[1] or
Achelous.
Zeus approached and seduced her in the form of an ant,[2] she may also have been transformed into an ant.[3] As a result, she gave birth to
Myrmidon.
Eurymedousa, an old woman from
Apeire and the nanny and attendant of
Nausicaa.[4]
According to
Cornutus, Eurymedousa was a possible mother of the
Charites by Zeus.[5]
Titus Flavius Clemens, Exhortation against the Pagans translated by Butterworth, G W. Loeb Classical Library Volume 92. Cambridge, MA. Harvard Universrity Press. 1919.
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