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Eupalamus

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In Greek mythology, Eupalamus (Ancient Greek: Εὐπαλάμου, romanized: Eupalamos, lit. 'handy', 'skillful' or' ingenious'[1]) was an Athenian prince. There are two versions of his genealogy. According to the first, Eupalamus was the son of Metion (son of King Erechtheus),[2] and the father by Alcippe[3] of Daedalus,[4] Perdix[5] and Metiadusa, wife of King Cecrops II[6]. Alternatively, Erechtheus was the son of Praxithea, and became the father of Metion, father of Daedalus.[7]

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  1. ↑ It is a compound of two classical Greek roots Eu- (εὐ-), a prefix meaning "good," "well," or "thoroughly" and Palame (παλάμη), the Greek word for the "palm of the hand" or "hand.
  2. ↑ Apollodorus, 3.15.8
  3. ↑ Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.490; Scholia ad Plato, Ion 121a
  4. ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 39, 244 & 274; Servius ad Aeneid 6.14; Scholia ad Plato, Republic 7.529d
  5. ↑ Suda s.v. Πέρδικος ἱερόν
  6. ↑ Apollodorus, 3.15.5
  7. ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 4.76.1

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