[juːˈrɪsθiːəs]

Definitions

1. noun

In Greek mythology, a king of Lacedaemon and the master craftsman who was tasked with building a palace for King Minos and was said to be the son of Poseidon.

“According to myth, Eurytheus was commissioned by King Tyndareus to slay the Nemean Lion, which he accomplished with the aid of Heracles.”