Eurytion - Eurytion

…Father of the hero Achilles. After killing his half-brother and fleeing to Phthia, he was cleared of his crime by the local king Eurytiōn, who gave him the princess Antigone and part of his territory and made him king. However, after accidentally killing his father-in-law during a boar hunt in Calydon, he went to Iolcus' king Akastos, who cleared him of his crime, but Queen Astydameia fell in love with him and forced him to have a secret meeting with her. …

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…英雄アキレウスの父。異母兄弟を殺してフティアへ逃げた彼は，同地の王エウリュティオンEurytiōnから罪を潔（きよ）められ，王女アンティゴネと領地の一部を与えられて王とされた。しかしカリュドンの猪狩りで誤って義父を死なせたため，イオルコス王アカストスAkastosのもとへ行き，彼から罪を潔められたが，王妃アステュダメイアAstydameiaが彼に恋し，密会を迫った。…

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