Eurynome
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In Greek mythology, there were many women with the name Eurynomê (Εὐρυνόμη), with the possible significance "far-wandering" (eury + nomos; compare nomad).
- The Oceanid, or daughter of Oceanus. See Oceanids.
- Wife of Ophion (may be the same as the following).
- Mother of the Charites (may be the same as the following).
- Daughter of King Nisus of Megara and mother of Bellerophon by Poseidon according to Hesiod's Catalogue 7 and Hyginus 157.
- Mother of Leucothea whom Helios loved, whose father was the Persian Orchamus, as given by Ovid in Metamorphoses 4.208ff.
- Wife of Lycurgus of Arcadia and mother of Amphidamas, Epochus, Ancaeus, and Iasus; from Apollodorus 3.9.2.
- Daughter of Iphitus and mother of Adrastus of Argos by Talaus, as given by Hyginus 70.
- Waiting woman of Penelope in the Odyssey.
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- Eurynome is a genus of crab in the family Pisidae.
- 79 Eurynome is an asteroid.
- An alternate name for Eurynomos
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