Ĕrĭphȳla, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Ἐριφύλη,
- I. daughter of Talaüs, and wife of Amphiaraüs, whom she betrayed to Polynices for a golden necklace, for which she was slain by her son Alcmaeon.
Form -a, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 39; id. Inv. 1, 50, 94; Prop. 2, 16, 29 (3, 8, 29 M.); 3, 13, 57 (4, 12, 57 M.).
Form -e, Ov. A. A. 3, 13; Verg. A. 6, 445.
Plur.: multae Eriphylae, Juv. 6, 655, v. Amphiaraus.
Hence,
- II. Ĕrĭphȳlaeus, a, um, adj., of Eriphyla: penates, Stat. Th. 4, 211.