In Greek mythology , King Eurytus , or Eurýtos of Oschalia (Oikhalia), Thessaly , was the father of Dryope and Iole . Autolycus stole his cattle.
Eurytus promised his daughter, Iole, to whoever could beat his sons in an archery contest. Heracles won but Eurytus abandoned his promise. Heracles killed him and his sons, and abducted Iole.
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King Eurytus , or Eurýtos of Oechalia (Oikhalia), Thessaly , was the son of Melaneus and Stratonice.
Eurytus ' grandfather was Apollo, the archer-god, and was also a famed archer.
Eurytus or Eurýtos was the name of a Spartan warrior, one of the Three Hundred sent to face the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE.
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