Euboea (mythology)

Euboea (/juːˈbiːə/) is the name of several women in Greek mythology.

1. Euboea, a Naiad, daughter of the Boeotian river-god Asopus and of Metope. Poseidon abducted her. The island of Euboea was given her name.
2. Euboea, one of the daughters of the river-god Asterion. She and her sisters, Acraea and Prosymna, were the nurses of Hera.
3. Euboea, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son Olympus.
4. Euboea, daughter of Macareus, king of Locris. She bore Apollo a son, Agreus.
5. Euboea, daughter of Larymnus. She and Polybus of Sicyon were possible parents of Glaucus.
6. Euboea, a heroine and eponym of the island of Euboea. May be identical with one of the above.