In Greek mythology, Eurynomos (; ) was an underworld-dwelling daimon (or spirit) who consumed the flesh of corpses.Hard, p. 123; Smith, s.v. Eurynomus.
Pausanias The sole piece of evidence concerning Eurynomos comes from Pausanias,RE, s.v. Eurynomos (1); Hard, p. 123. in his description of a painting of Hades by Polygnotus at Delphi, Phocis:Pausanias, 10.28.7.
Carl Robert believed Eurynomus to be Thanatos, the god of death, whereas according to he was a daimon of decay.RE, s.v. Eurynomos (1).
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References Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", London and New York, Routledge, 2004. . . Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Further reading Miriam Van Scott, The Encyclopedia of Hell