Amycus

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Amycus is also a genus of jumping spider.

In Greek mythology, Amycus was the son of Poseidon and Melia. He was a boxer and King of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia. Polydeuces beat him in a boxing match when the Argonauts passed through Bithynia.

He was also a prominent Trojan during the Trojan War. He married Theona and had one son: Mimas.

Another Amycus was a centaur. This son of Ophion attended Pirithous' wedding and fought against the Lapiths, where he was killed by Pelates. The minor planet 55576 Amycus is named after this centaur.