Euryalus

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Euryalus refers to two different people:

1. In the Aeneid, Euryalus and Nisus, were considered ideal friends. They both died during a raid on the Rutulians (Virgil V, 294, 334; IX 179, 199, 226, 431).
2. In Greek mythology, Euryalus, was the son of Mecisteus. He attacked the city of Thebes as one of the Epigoni, who took the city and avenged the deaths of their fathers, who had also attempted to invade Thebes. He was also one of the Argonauts, and fought in the Trojan War. He was brother-in-arms of Diomedes, and one of the Greeks to enter the Trojan Horse.

See also

• HMS Euryalus

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