Ambrax

Ambrax (/ˈæmbræks/; Ancient Greek: Άμβραξ) was a Greek mythological king of the city of Ambracia located in the region in Epirus in ancient Greece. He was king when the exiled Aeneas came to his city. He was son of Dexamenus that was in turn son of Hercules.[1]

Ambracia in ancient Epirus.

Note

  1. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.50.4

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