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In Greek Mythology, Euryodeia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυοδείας) or Euryodia (Εὐρνοδίας) was the mother of King Arcesius of Ithaca by Zeus. In some accounts, Arcesius instead was called the son of Cephalus by Procris or a she-bear who was transformed into a woman.

Notes

1. Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 16.118; Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1796, 35
2. Hyginus, Fabulae 189
3. Aristotle in Etymologicum Magnum 130.21 under Arkeisios

Reference

• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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