Eurynome

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Eurynome is a figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as an Oceanid or primordial goddess associated with creation and cosmic order.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eurynome canonical 6
Eurynome (Oceanid) 1
Eurynome of Phigalia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Oceanid
primordial goddess
associatedWith cosmic order
cosmos
creation
sea
castFrom Olympus
category Characters in Greek mythology
Greek primordial deities
Sea goddesses
classification daughter of Oceanus
daughter of Tethys
companion Ophion the serpent
linked to: Ophion
cosmogonicRole creator of the ordered world in some Orphic accounts
dances on the primordial waters
separates sky from sea in some myths
cultTitle Eurynome of Phigalia
linked to: Eurynome
culture Ancient Greek religion
defeatedBy Cronus
Rhea
describedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Hesiod's Theogony
Orphic fragments
linked to: Orphic Hymns
domain fertility
order
sea
epithet Titan queen
gender female
hasMythType cosmogony
theogony
iconography sometimes depicted with fish tail
mythologicalTradition Orphic cosmology
nameLanguage Ancient Greek
nameMeaning wide-ruling
parent Aglaea
Charis
Charites
linked to: The Three Graces

Euphrosyne
Graces
linked to: The Three Graces
partnerInMyth Ophion
residence Olympus
role nurse of Hephaestus
spouse Zeus
typeOfDeity cosmic goddess
sea goddess
worship Arcadia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eurybia sibling Eurynome
Bellerophon possibleParent Eurynome
Idyia siblingOf Eurynome (Oceanid)
linked to: Eurynome
Hippolochus grandmother Eurynome
Eurynome cultTitle Eurynome of Phigalia
linked to: Eurynome
Talaus spouse Eurynome
Talaus mother Eurynome
Metope parentOf Eurynome