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, son of Nomion.[2]
- Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo.[3]
- Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis.[4]
- Amphimachus, one of the suitors of Penelope from Dulichium. He was ultimately killed by Odysseus.[5]
- Amphimachus, also one of the suitors of Penelope from Ithaca. He too was ultimately killed by Odysseus.[5]
- Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.[6]
Notes
- Homer, Iliad 13.185
- Homer, Iliad 2.866
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.4.6
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 5.3.4-5
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26-33
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy 12.337
References
- 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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