Eurystheus

American  

[yoo-ris-thee-uhs, -thyoos, yuh-] / yʊˈrɪs θi əs, -θyus, yə- /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Mycenae and cousin of Hercules, upon whom he imposed 12 labors.

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Eurystheus British  

/ jʊˈrɪsθjuːs, -θɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a grandson of Perseus, who, through the favour of Hera, inherited the kingship of Mycenae, which Zeus had intended for Hercules

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Example Sentences

Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos, Lacedaemon and Messenian Pylos, had been supplanted by the cunning of Hera, and his intended possessions had fallen into the hands of Eurystheus, king of Mycenae.

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After the death of Heracles, his children, after many wanderings, found refuge from Eurystheus at Athens.

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Eurystheus, on his demand for their surrender being refused, attacked Athens, but was defeated and slain.

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By the craft of Hera, 346 his foe through life, his birth was delayed, and that of Eurystheus, son of Sthenelus of Argos, hastened, Zeus having in effect sworn that the elder of the two should rule the realm of Perseus.

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After purification he was sent by the Pythia to serve Eurystheus.

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