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In Greek mythology, Amphimachus is the name of seven men. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the telling of stories created by the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the general, on the ancient Greek civilization. ...


1. Amphimachus, son of Cteatus (son of Actor) and Theronice, daughter of Dexamenus. He was one of the leaders of the Elean contingent at the Trojan War (the other was Thalpius, son of Eurytus) and was slain by Hector. [1][2][3] In Greek mythology, Actor was a son of King Deion, of Phocis and Diomede, the daughter of Xuthus. ... Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ήλις, also Ilis, Doric: Άλις) is an ancient district within the modern prefecture of Ilia. ... The fall of Troy by Johann Georg Trautmann (1713–1769) From the collections of the granddukes of Baden, Karlsruhe The Trojan War was waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor, by the armies of the Achaeans (Mycenaean Greeks), after Paris of Troy stole Helen from... In Greek mythology, King Eurytus, or Eurýtos of Oschalia (Oikhalia), Thessaly, was the father of Dryope and Iole. ... Hector brought back to Troy. ...


2. Amphimachus, son of Nomion. He and his brother Nastes were captains of the Carian contingent on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Either he or his brother were killed by Achilles.[4] Location of Caria Caria (Greek Καρία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was a region of Asia Minor, situated south of Ionia, and west of Phrygia and Lycia. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy This article is about the city of Troy / Ilion as described in the works of Homer, and the location of an ancient city associated with it. ... The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek: ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War...


3. Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo, killed (along with most of his brothers) by the sons of Pterelaus.[5] In Greek mythology, Electryon was the father of Alcmene, son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Mycenae. ... There are two persons by the name of Pterelaus in Greek mythology. ...


4. Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis. Named after Amphimachus, son of Cteatus (see above). Father of Eleius, his successor. In Greek mythology, Polyxeinus was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries. ... Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ήλις, also Ilis, Doric: Άλις) is an ancient district within the modern prefecture of Ilia. ...


5. Amphimachus from Dulichium, one of the suitors of Penelope. Killed by Odysseus. Penelope represented as a statue in the Vatican, Rome For other uses, see Penelope (disambiguation). ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus (Greek Odysseys; Latin: Ulixes), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs. ...


6. Amphimachus from Ithaca, another of the suitors of Penelope. Killed by Odysseus. For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ... Penelope represented as a statue in the Vatican, Rome For other uses, see Penelope (disambiguation). ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus (Greek Odysseys; Latin: Ulixes), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs. ...


7. Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.[6] // For other uses, see Trojan Horse (disambiguation). ...


References

  1. ^ Homer, The Iliad, 13.169 [1]
  2. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, E.3.12 [2]
  3. ^ Homer, The Iliad 2.615 [3]
  4. ^ Homer, The Iliad, 2.866 [4]
  5. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 2.4.6 [5]
  6. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy, 12.337 [6]

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Elis, Greek Mythology Link. (1263 words)
Agasthenes was son of Augeas, and Amphimachus 1 and Thalpius were sons of the MOLIONIDES; Amphimachus 1 was son of Cteatus and Theronice, and Thalpius was son of Eurytus 1 and Theraephone.
Amphimachus 1 was killed in the war, and so was Diores 1, son of Amarynceus 1.
It is said that Polyxenus 2 gave him the name "Amphimachus" because of his friendship with Amphimachus 1, who died at Troy.
Homer | "The Iliad: Book 13" | poetry archive | plagiarist.com (5210 words)
Teucer saw the spear coming and swerved aside, whereon it hit Amphimachus, son of Cteatus son of Actor, in the chest as he was coming into battle, and his armour rang rattling round him as he fell heavily to the ground.
Then the son of Oileus severed the head from the neck in revenge for the death of Amphimachus, and sent it whirling over the crowd as though it had been a ball, till fell in the dust at Hector's feet.
Neptune was exceedingly angry that his grandson Amphimachus should have fallen; he therefore went to the tents and ships of the Achaeans to urge the Danaans still further, and to devise evil for the Trojans.
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