In Ancient Greek epic tradition recounted in Homer's Odyssey, Polybus (; ) was the father of a suitor, Eurymachus,Homer, Odyssey 1.399 who was killed by Odysseus once he returned from his 10-year journey following the Trojan War.
Mythology Polybus was described as wise, contradictory to his foolish son.
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Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.