Evaechme
In Greek mythology, the name Evaechme, Euaechme or Euaichme (Ancient Greek: Εὐαίχμη) may refer to:
- Evaechme, a Megarian princess as daughter of King Megareus and Iphinoe, daughter of King Nisus, thus sister of Evippus and . She was the second wife of Alcathous, son of Pelops and by him, became the mother of , , Iphinoe and Periboea. Otherwise, the mother of these children was Pyrgo.[1]
- Evaechme, daughter of Hyllus and Iole, wife of Polycaon, the son of the Argonaut Butes.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.43.4
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 4.2.1 with a reference to the Megalai Ehoiai
References[]
- 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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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