Amphithea

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Amphithea is the name of four women in Greek mythology

1. Amphithea, wife of Lycurgus, king of Nemea, and mother of Opheltes (afterwards he was called Archemorus)[1]

2. Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. She married Adrastus and was the mother of Argea, Deipyle, Aegialia, Aegialeus and Cyanippus.[2]

3. Amphithea, wife of Autolycus and mother of Anticlea, Perimede, and a number of sons, including Aesimus, father of Sinon. [3]

4. Amphithea, wife of Aeolus, and mother of six sons and six daughters, the youngest boy being Macareus, who made his sister Canace pregnant. Both he and his sister killed themselves.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 1.9.14 [1]
  2. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 1.9.13 [2]
  3. ^ Homer, Odyssey, 19.412 [3]
  4. ^ Pseudo-Plutarch, 28 [4]