person
Eurystheus
also: Eurystheus, Eurystheu
King of Mycenae and Tiryns who, at Juno's instigation, imposed the Twelve Labors upon Hercules. In the dying Hercules' speech from Sophocles' Trachiniae (quoted by Cicero) he is named as a source of past affliction less grievous than the robe sent by Deianira.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §2.20 the grim Eurystheus
Eurystheus, king of Mycenae, who at Juno's instigation imposed the Twelve Labors on Hercules. The dying hero recalls him as a source of past suffering far less grievous than Deianira's robe.