| Amphitryon | |
|---|---|
Prince of Tiryns | |
_from_Herculaneum,_%22Augusteum%22_called_Basilica_-_Exhibition_%22Hero%22_up_July_31,_2018_at_Archaeological_Museum_of_Naples.jpg) Amphitryon, detail of antique fresco from Herculaneum. | |
| Abode | Thebes |
| Genealogy | |
| Born | |
| Parents | Alcaeus and Astydameia |
| Siblings | Anaxo Perimede |
| Consort | Alcmene |
| Children | Laonome Iphicles |
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Amphitryon (/æmˈfɪtriən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named either Astydameia, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia, or Laonome, daughter of Guneus, or else Hipponome, daughter of Menoeceus. Amphitryon was the brother of Anaxo (wife of Electryon), and Perimede, wife of Licymnius.[1][2] He was a husband of Alcmene, Electryon's daughter, and stepfather of the Greek hero Heracles.[3]
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.4.5
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 8.14.2
- ^ Roman, L., & Roman, M. (2010). Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman mythology., p. 59, at Google Books