InGreek mythology,Eurybates (/jʊˈrɪbətiːz/,Ancient Greek: Εὐρυβάτης) may refer to the same or different herald(s) for theGreek armies duringTrojan War:

• Eurybates, fromIthaca, served asOdysseus's squire and herald. He was described by Odysseus to Penelope as "round-shouldered, dark-skinned, and curly-haired". Odysseus is said to pay him greater regard than any other of his companions for his honesty and faithfulness.^[1]
• Eurybates, a herald who was sent, along withTalthybius, byAgamemnon to retrieveBriseis fromAchilles' camp inIliad, I, but he might be a different person from Odysseus's herald mentioned inIliad, 2 ("Eurybates of Ithaca"), and in theOdyssey.^[2]

• Homer,The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.

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