In Greek mythology, Epochus (Ancient Greek: Ἔποχος) was an Arcadian prince, a son of King Lycurgus of Tegea (in Arcadia) by Cleophyle, Eurynome, or Antinoe, and thus a brother of Ancaeus, Amphidamas, and Iasus. He took part in the Calydonian boar hunt alongside his brother Ancaeus, but later fell ill and died, outlived by his long-lived father. He was depicted on the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea, shown supporting his wounded brother. The same name belongs to at least one other, unrelated figure of myth.
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I.Family
Epochus was a son of King Lycurgus of Arcadia, who ruled at Tegea. His mother is named variously in the sources as Cleophyle, Eurynome, or Antinoe.
He was the brother of Ancaeus, Amphidamas, and Iasus (Iasius), the other sons of Lycurgus. The fullest list of these brothers comes from Apollodorus, while Pausanias names only Ancaeus and Epochus among the sons of Lycurgus.
II.Mythology
Epochus took part in the Calydonian boar hunt together with his brother Ancaeus. A sculptural group on the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea, described by Pausanias, showed Epochus supporting Ancaeus after his brother had been wounded by the boar and had dropped his axe.
Unlike his brother, Epochus did not die in the hunt. He later fell ill and died of his sickness. His father Lycurgus outlived all his sons and reached an extreme old age.
III.Other figures of the name
The name Epochus belongs to more than one figure in Greek mythology, and "Epochus" is treated as a set of distinct namesakes rather than a single character.
A separate Epochus was one of the two brothers of Oenoe, the eponym of a deme in Attica. This figure was portrayed on the altar (or pedestal) of Nemesis at Rhamnous, and is unrelated to the Arcadian prince of Tegea.