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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Euneus''' ([[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek:]] Εὔνηος) was a son of [[Jason]] and Queen [[Hypsipyle]] of [[Lemnos]];<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Heroides]]'' 6.119</ref> he had a twin brother whose name is variously given as [[Nebrophonus]],<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.9.17</ref> [[Thoas (son of Jason)|Thoas]]<ref>[[Euripides]], ''Hypsipyle'' (fragments)</ref> or [[Deipylus]].<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''[[Fabulae]]'' 15</ref>

== Mythology ==
The children were separated from their mother after she was exiled from the island for having spared her own father [[Thoas (king of Lemnos)|Thoas]]. Later, the brothers participated in the funeral games of [[Opheltes]] (Archemorus), for whose death Hypsipyle was responsible.<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' 6.464 ff.</ref><ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 273</ref>

Euneus later became King of Lemnos. According to [[Homer]], the Greek fleet on its way to [[Troy]], in the generation after the ''[[Argo]]'' quest, was reprovisioned and victualled at Euneus' orders.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 7.465 ff</ref> He ransomed [[Lycaon (son of Priam)|Lycaon]], a Trojan prisoner, from [[Patroclus]] for a silver urn which had been once offered as a gift to his grandfather [[Thoas (king of Lemnos)|Thoas]], the king of [[Lemnos]], by the [[Phoenicia]]ns.<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 23.747</ref>

The Euneidae, a Lemnian clan of [[cithara]]-players, regarded Euneus as their ancestor.<ref>[[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on Homer, p. 1327</ref><ref>[[Hesychius of Alexandria]], s.v. Euneidai</ref>

== See also ==
* [[7152 Euneus]], Jovian asteroid

==Notes==
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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
*[[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Homer]], [[Iliad|''The Iliad'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. {{ISBN|978-0674995796|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. {{ISBN|978-0198145318|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Ovid|Publius Ovidius Naso]], ''The Epistles of Ovid.'' London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0085%3Apoem%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*[[Statius|Publius Papinius Statius]]'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*Publius Papinius Statius, ''The Thebaid. Vol I-II''. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0498 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
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