In Greek mythology, Euphemus (; The name comes from ancient Greek elements — eu- (εὖ) meaning "well" or "good" and phemi / pheme (φήμη) meaning "to speak," "say," or "speech/ rumor"., ) was the name of several distinct characters:
Euphemus, son of Poseidon and an Argonaut.Apollonius Rhodius, 1.182 Euphemus, a descendant of the river god Axius and the father of the hero Eurybarus who defeated the female monster Sybaris.Antoninus Liberalis, 8 as cited in Boeus' Ornithogonia Euphemus, son of Troezenus and a leader of the Thracian Cicones. He was an ally of the Trojans.Homer, Iliad 2.846T. W. Allen, "The Homeric Catalogue", The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol 30 (1910), pp 292-322 at p 314 accessed 23 November 2011. According to late writers, he was killed either by AchillesDares Phrygius, 21 or by one of the following four: Diomedes, Idomeneus and the two Ajaxes who at one point united to attack the opponents.Dictys Cretensis, 2.43 He was buried in Troy next to a statue of Ares.Ausonius, Epitaphs 20 Euphemus, surname of Zeus on Lesbos.Hesychius of Alexandria, s.v. Euphemos
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