Amphidamas
Amphidamas /æmˈfɪdəməs/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιδάμας) was the name of six men in Greek mythology:
- Amphidamas or Iphidamas,[1] son of Aleus and Cleobule. He was one of the Argonauts, along with his brother Cepheus.[2]
- Amphidamas, father of Nausidame. Nausidame bore Helios a son, Augeas.[2]
- Amphidamas, son of Lycurgus by either Cleophyle or Eurynome. Amphidamas had two children: Melanion and Antimache; Antimache married Eurystheus.[3]
- Amphidamas, son of Busiris, king of Egypt. He was killed, alongside his father, by Heracles.[4]
- Amphidamas, father of Clitonymus, who was killed by Patroclus over a game of dice.[3]
- Amphidamas, one of the men hidden in the Trojan horse.
References
- ^ The Orphic Argonautica 138, translated by Jason Colavito, derived from his text at argonauts-book.com, copyright 2011, used by permission of the translator. The Greek text is available at PoesiaLatina.it. A pedantic work of the 4th c. CE, full of geographic references.
- ^ a b "Classical E-Text: HYGINUS, FABULAE 1 - 49".
- ^ a b "Classical E-Text: APOLLODORUS, THE LIBRARY 3".
- ^ "Classical E-Text: APOLLODORUS, THE LIBRARY 2".
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