Amphimachus
In Greek mythology, Amphimachus (/æmˈfɪməkəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίμαχος derived from ἀμφί amphi "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" and μαχη mache "battle") was a name attributed to multiple individuals.
- Amphimachus, son of Cteatus and Theronice.[1]
- Amphimachus of Caria, son of and brother of Nastes.[2]
- Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo.[3]
- Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis.[4]
- Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.[5]
- Amphimachus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.[6] Amphimachus, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[7]
- Amphimachus, also one of the Suitors of Penelope from Ithaca with 11 other wooers.[8] He suffered the same fate as his above namesake.[7]
Notes[]
- ^ Homer, Iliad 13.185–189.
- ^ Homer, Iliad 2.870–872.
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.4.6.
- ^ Pausanias, 5.3.4–5.
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 12.324.
- ^ Apollodorus, E.7.26–27.
- ^ a b Apollodorus, E.7.33.
- ^ Apollodorus, E.7.30.
References[]
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy, translated by A.S. Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1913. Internet Archive.
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