Eurybia (mythology)

For other uses, see Eurybia (daughter of Thespius).

In Greek mythology, Eurybia (/jʊəˈrɪbiə/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυβία, Εὐρυβίη, meaning "wide-force"), described as "[having] a heart of flint within her",^[1] was the daughter of Pontus and Gaia,^[2] consort to the Titan Crius, and mother of Astraeus, Perses, and Pallas.^[3] An older, relatively minor deity, her role in most mythology is as the ancestor of other gods, and she often plays no role in the mythology.

Eurybia
Abode	the sea
Genealogy
Parents	Pontus (father) Gaia (mother)
Siblings	Nereus, Thaumas, Ceto, Phorcys
Consort	Crius
Children	Astraeus, Perses, Pallas

Family tree

Family of Eurybia and Crius

Pontus Gaia Uranus Eurybia Crius Astraeus Eos Perses Asteria Pallas Styx Boreas Astraea Hecate Zelus Kratos Notus Eosphorus Nike Bia Eurus Stars Zephyrus

Notes

1. Hesiod, Theogony 233–239.
2. Hesiod, Theogony 233–239; Apollodorus, 1.2.6.
3. Hesiod, Theogony 375–377; Apollodorus, 1.2.2.

References

• Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Hesiod, Theogony, in The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, Massachusetts., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.