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Pyracmus of Euboea

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For the king of Paeonia who fought in the Trojan War, see Pyraechmes. Not to be confused with the centaur slain by Caeneus in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

In Greek mythology, Pyracmus was a king of Euboea during the Heroic Age. After waging war against Boeotia, he was slain by Heracles.

References

Bell's New Pantheon, s.v. Pyracmus.

Bibliography

John Bell, Bell's New Pantheon; or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-Gods, Heroes, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity, J. Bell, London (1790).