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Eumaeus, i, m., = Εὔμαιος, the swineherd of Ulysses in Homer, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 1; Hyg. Fab. 126.

eumēces, is, n., = εὐμῆκες (very long).

  1. I. A kind of balsam-tree, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 114.
  2. II. An unknown gem, Plin. 37, 10, 58, § 160.

Eumēdes, is, m., = Εὐμήδης, a Trojan herald, father of Dolon, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 27; Verg. A. 12, 346.

Eumēlus, i, m., = Εὔμηλος.

  1. I. A king of Patrae, Ov. M. 7, 390.
  2. II. A companion of Aeneas, Verg. A. 5, 665.

Eumĕnes, is, m., = Εὐμένης, a famous general under Alexander the Great, and after his death governor of Cappadocia, Nep. Eum.; Just. 13, 4 sq.; Curt. 10, 4, 3.

Eumĕnĭdes, um, f., = Εὐμενίδες (the benevolent, the gracious ones), a euphemistic name for the Furies, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Hor. C. 2, 13, 36; Verg. G. 1, 278; 4, 483; id. A. 4, 469 al.
In the sing.: Eumenis, a Fury, Sil. 2, 559; Stat. Th. 12, 423.

eumē̆trĭa, ae, f., = εὐμετρία, symmetry, Veg. Vet. 4, 2, 21.

eumitres, ae, m., an unknown precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 58, § 160.

Eumolpus, i, m., = Εὔμολπος, a fabulous Thracian singer and priest of Ceres, who brought the Eleusinian mysteries and the culture of the vine to Attica, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 199.
His descendant of the same name, the son of Musaeus, Ov. M. 11, 93.
A sacerdotal family in Athens also bore, after him, the name Eumolpĭdae, ārum, m., Εὐμολπίδαι, Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 35; Nep. Alc. 4 al.