Eurybates

The herald of Odysseus, who followed his master to Troy. He is humorously described as hump-backed, of a brown complexion, and with curly hair; but he was honored by his master, since he was kind and obedient.

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References

Sources

  • Homer. Iliad i, 319; ii, 184; ix, 170; Odyssey xix, 246.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.