Amphion

Family: Theban · Role: son of Antiope · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.5

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Amphion) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Amphion)

Amphion was born to Antiope by Zeus alongside his brother Zethus. The infants were exposed, but a neatherd found and reared them, naming one Zethus and the other Amphion.

Later, Amphion and Zethus recognized Antiope and slew Lycus, their enemy. Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, and became the father of seven sons: Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, and Tantalus.

Relationship record

Apollodorus, Library 3.5

parent: Antiope “On the way she gave birth to two sons at Eleurethae in Boeotia . The infants were exposed, but a neatherd found and reared them, and he called the one Zethus and the other Amphion.”
siblings with Zethus “The infants were exposed, but a neatherd found and reared them, and he called the one Zethus and the other Amphion.”
married with Niobe “and Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons”
enemies with Lycus “They recognized their mother and slew Lycus, but Dirce they tied to a bull, and flung her dead body into the spring that is called Dirce after her.”
child: Sipylus “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Eupinytus “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Ismenus “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Damasichthon “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Agenor “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Phaedimus “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”
child: Tantalus “Amphion married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, who bore seven sons, Sipylus, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Damasichthon, Agenor, Phaedimus, Tantalus”

Apollodorus, Library 3.10

parent: Zeus “Antiope had Zethus and Amphion by Zeus.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.