Editing Eurystheus (section)

==In popular culture==
* Eurystheus appears in the 1958 film ''[[Hercules (1958 film)|Hercules]]'' and is portrayed by Italian actor [[Arturo Dominici]]. In contrast to the character's mythology, the Eurystheus depicted in the film is only a supporting character seen as a criminal recruited to kill King [[Aeson]] of [[Iolcus]]. During the film's climax, he is confronted and strangled to death by Hercules' chain lasso.
* Eurystheus appears in the 1960 film ''[[Goliath and the Dragon]],'' portrayed by [[Broderick Crawford]]. In this second known film appearance, he is depicted as a [[warlord]] set on conquering [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] and becoming its new king. He sets Hercules on a dangerous mission (reminiscent of the [[Twelve Labours of Hercules|Twelfth Labor of Hercules]]), believing the hero will perish and leave Thebes defenseless without its champion. Eurystheus is later killed in a dungeon scene with Hercules after being pushed by a slave girl into an open pit of snakes. 
* Eurystheus appears in the 2014 film ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]],'' portrayed by [[Joseph Fiennes]]. Here, Eurystheus (depicted as [[King of Athens]] in 361 BC, when the city was actually a [[Athenian democracy|democracy]]) is responsible for the death of Hercules' family, rather than Hercules under [[Hera]]'s spell, having drugged Hercules and sent three [[black wolf|black wolves]] to attack him. The wolves killed Hercules' family, though Hercules believed that it was he who killed his own family. Hercules avenges his family by stabbing Eurystheus to death with his own dagger.