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# REDIRECT [[Eurystheus]] |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Eurystheus''' was a character in ''[[Heraclidae]]'', a play by [[Euripides]]. |
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[[Macaria]], one of the daughters of [[Heracles]], and her brothers and sisters hid from Eursytheus in [[Athens, Greece|Athens]], ruled by King [[Demophon]]. As Eurystheus prepared to attack, an [[oracle]] told Demophon that he would win if and only if a [[nobility|noble]] woman was sacrificed to [[Persephone]]. Macaria volunteered for the sacrifice and a spring was named the [[Macarian spring]] in her honor. |
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[[Category:Greek mythology]] |
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