Eurylochus
- the only one of the companions of Ulysses who withstood Circe's magic cup, Ov. M. 14, 252; 287.
(Εὐρύλοχος), one of the companions of Odysseus in his wanderings. He was the only one that escaped from the house of Circe, while his friends were metamorphosed into swine; and when Odysseus went to the lower world, Eurylochus and Perimedes performed the prescribed sacrifices. It was on his advice that the companions of Odysseus carried off some of the oxen of Helios. (Hom. Od. 10.203, &c., 11.23, &c., 12.339, &c.) Another personage of the same name is mentioned among the sons of Aegyptus. (Apollod. ii 1.5.) [L.S]
(Εὐρύλοχος), a Spartan commander, in the sixth year of the Peloponnesian war, B. C. 426, was sent with 3000 heavy-armed of the allies, at the request of the Aetolians to act with them against the Messenians of Naupactus, where Demosthenes, whom they had recently defeated, was still remaining, but without any force. Eurylochus assembled his troops at Delphi, received the submission of the Ozolian Locrians, and advanced through their country into the district of Naupactus. The town itself was saved by Acarnanian succours obtained by Demosthenes, on the introduction of which, Eurylochus retired, but took up his quarters among his neighbouring allies with a covert design in concert with the Ambraciots against the Amphilochian Argives, and Acarnanians. After waiting the requisite time he set his army in motion from Proschium, and, by a wellchosen line of march contriving to elude the Amphilochians and their allies, who were stationed to oppose him, effected a junction with his friends at Olpae. Here, on the sixth day following, the enemy, under Demosthenes, attacked him. Eurylochus took the right wing opposed to Demosthenes with the Messenians and a few Athenians; and here, when already taking them on the flank, he was surprised by the assault of an ambuscade in his rear; his troops were routed, himself slain, and the whole army in consequence defeated. (Thuc. 3.100_102, 105-109.) [A.H.C]
(Εὐρύλοχος).
1. A native of Lusiae in Arcadia, whose name is frequently mentioned by Xenophon in the Anabasis. On one occasion, when the army was marching through the territory of the Carduchii, he protected Xenophon, whose shield-bearer had deserted him. He was one of the deputies sent by the army to Anaxibius. Afterwards we find him counselling his comrades to extort from Seuthes the pay which he owed them. (Xen. Anab. 4.2.21, 7.11, 7.1.32. 6.40.)
2. A sceptical philosopher a disciple of Pyrrho, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius (9.68). The same writer mentions another Eurylochus of Larissa, to whom Socrates refused to place himself under obligation by accepting money from him, or going to his house (2.25). [C.P.M]
(Εὐρύλοχος). A companion of Odysseus, and the only one that escaped from the house of Circé when his friends were metamorphosed into swine (Homer Od. x. 203, xi. 23, etc.).
- reports to him the enchantments of Circe: Apollod. E.7.12, Apollod. E.7.16, Paus. 10.29.1
- husband of Autonoe: Apollod. 2.1.5
- Apollod. E.7.29