Who Is Eurylochus (Eurylochos)?
Odysseus's cautious second-in-command
Eurylochus is one of Odysseus's men. In the original poem he is a senior officer and a relative of the king by marriage.
In this story, he leads the scouting party on Circe's island. When the goddess invites them into her hall, he suspects a trap and stays outside alone, so he escapes being turned into a pig and runs back to warn the others. Off the Sirens' island, he and Perimedes keep their promise and tie the king even tighter when he signals to be freed. In the manga, he also appears among the fleet from Episode 1 (an addition in the manga version).
In the original, he later speaks for the crew's feelings and clashes with Odysseus during the voyage. He is a very human character, both cautious and defiant.
Episodes featuring this character6
NEWEpisode 1
The Fruit That Makes You Forget HomeThe Lotus-Eaters
Odysseus won the Trojan War with the trick of the wooden horse. Now his crew won't stop feasting ("just one more cup!"), and he himself gave the order to raid a city. Between the two, seventy-two of his men are lost. Then a storm drives the fleet to a land of sweet fruit that makes anyone who eats it stop wanting to go home.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 2
The Man Who Said His Name Was NobodyThe Cyclops Polyphemus
Trapped in the cave of a one-eyed giant, Odysseus survives by giving up his own name. But once safe aboard his ship, he shouts his real name back at the shore — and brings the sea god's curse down on himself.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 4
Pigs on the Outside, Still Men InsideCirce
Deep in a forest stands a beautiful mansion, and the scouts who go there are turned into pigs by the goddess Circe. Odysseus walks in alone. With a white flower from the messenger of the gods and the nerve to stand his ground, he wins the witch over. But after a year of peace, she tells him something he never wanted to hear: "First, you must go to the Land of the Dead."
19 pages
NEWEpisode 5
What the Greatest Hero Said After DeathThe Nekyia — Journey to the Underworld
At the lightless edge of the world, Odysseus summons the dead—yet even when his own mother appears, he keeps his sword raised so the prophet can drink the blood first. Three times her shade slips through his arms, and the heroes of Troy speak their hearts. Odysseus learns what it truly means to come home alive.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 6
He Wanted to Hear the Song That KillsThe Sirens
Odysseus wants to hear the Sirens' song, which promises to answer any question. Knowing from the start that he'll lose to it, he has his crew tie him to the mast. When the song takes hold and he screams, "Untie me!", his men, their ears stuffed with wax, only pull the ropes tighter. The promise he made before the song began is what saves him.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 7
Sacrifice Six, or Sink Them AllScylla and Charybdis
On one side, a whirlpool that swallows whole ships. On the other, an undying monster that always takes six men. Odysseus alone knows the truth. He keeps it from his crew and just keeps shouting "Row!" Then the hands reach out to him, calling his name, and there is nothing he can do.
19 pages