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He and Kteatus (Cteatus) are believed to be the sons of Aktor (Actor) and Molione.
Eurytus was the king of Oekhalia (Oechalia) and father of the maiden, Iole; he and his sons were slain by Herakles (Heracles); Eurytus offered his daughter, Iole, in marriage to the winner of an archery competition and refused to honor his promise when Herakles won; Herakles killed Eurytus and his sons and took Iole as his concubine.
It’s not clear as to the chronology of some of the events in Herakles’ life but two of Eurytus’ sons, Iphitos and Klytios, were with Herakles as crew members of the Argo; Herakles was forced to leave the crew of the Argo and return to his Labors; after he had completed his labors, Herakles embarked on a series of adventures known as the praxeis or Deeds; the incident with Iole took place after the voyage of the Argonauts and would be considered as one of his Deeds.
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