In Greek mythology, Eurytion (or, alternatively, Eurythion) referred to four different people.
1) The king of Phthia and father of Antigone (not to be confused with the daughter of Oedipus Rex). In Phthia, Peleus was purified by Eurytion for the murder of Phocus and married Antigone, Eurytion's daughter. Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion during the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and fled Phthia.
2) A centaur who demanded to marry princess Mnesimache of Olenus. Her father was forced to agree but Heracles intervened on her behalf and killed the beast.
3) Another centaur who attempted to carry off the bride of King Peirithous of the Lapiths on her wedding day. The centaurs were guests at the party, but they got drunk and tried to abduct the women, including Hippodamia. He and his fellows were killed in the fight with the Lapiths that followed.
4) Son of Ares and the Hesperid Erytheia, who bore him "beside the silver-rooted boundless waters of the river Tartessus, in the hollow of a rock. He was the guardian of the cattle of Geryon and was killed by Heracles.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
It was a mistake ....
Once upon a time I decided to buy domain names for one venture that I wanted to start. The venture was in the area of R&D and product development. Guess what I bought Eurytion ... I thought Greek name will be cool ... until I found out that Eurytion had nothing great about it ... a wine drinking Centaur who tried to steal another man's women.
Yes and all the other cool domain names are taken. Anyways since I have the domain name and I live in the land of wine growers (Spain, not France) I thought why not develop a portal for wine lovers.
Wine has been associated with class and I don't see it being marketed for the mass market except in countries like Spain.
Why has the world forgotten about good old days when people used to get drunk on wine, have fights and at the same time enjoy life. It was more common before than now.
Hence I thought why not start target the lower segment of markets in countries like Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia and even India.
I will start by bringing in more information about wine and will see how this pans out.
Yes and all the other cool domain names are taken. Anyways since I have the domain name and I live in the land of wine growers (Spain, not France) I thought why not develop a portal for wine lovers.
Wine has been associated with class and I don't see it being marketed for the mass market except in countries like Spain.
Why has the world forgotten about good old days when people used to get drunk on wine, have fights and at the same time enjoy life. It was more common before than now.
Hence I thought why not start target the lower segment of markets in countries like Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia and even India.
I will start by bringing in more information about wine and will see how this pans out.
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