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Oechalia

Homer's references about Oechalia: Il. 2.596, 730, Od. 8.224, 21.13-33.

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Perseus: Homer, Odyssey
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Eurytus & Antiope

King of the Thessalian or Messenian Oechalia (Il. 2.596, 2.730), father of Iphitus and skilled archer, who was slain by Apollo, because he had challenged him to an archery contest (Od. 8.224 etc.).

Perseus: Homer, Iliad
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Perseus: Homer, Iliad
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Antiope. A daughter of Pylon or Pylaon, was married to Eurytus, by whom she became the mother of the Argonauts Iphitus and Clytius. She is also called Antioche. (Apollon. Rhod. i. 86; Hygin. Fab. 14)

A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith)
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Eurytus: Perseus Encyclopedia
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Iphitus

Son of Eurytus of Oechalia and brother of Iole, who was slain by Heracles, while searching for his lost horses, which were hidden by the son of Zeus. During this search, he had met Odysseus in Messenia in the house of Ortilochus, to whom he gave his bow as a friendship gift and Odysseus gave him his sword and spear (Od. 21.14 etc.).

Perseus: Homer, Odyssey
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Perseus: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
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Perseus Encyclopedia
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