In Greek mythology, Eurynomos (; ) was an underworld-dwelling daimon (or spirit) who consumed the flesh of corpses.
Pausanias
The sole piece of evidence concerning Eurynomos comes from Pausanias, in his description of a painting of Hades by Polygnotus at Delphi, Phocis:
Carl Robert believed Eurynomus to be Thanatos, the god of death, whereas according to he was a daimon of decay.
See also
Notes
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