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Amphidamas

Set of mythological Greek characters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Amphidamas (/æmˈfɪdəməs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιδάμας) was the name of multiple people in Greek mythology:

  • Amphidamas or Iphidamas,[6] son of Busiris, king of Egypt,[7] and possible brother of Melite.[8] He was killed, alongside his father, by Heracles of whom they tried to sacrifice.[7] Some accounts, added the herald Chalbes and the attendants to the list of those slain by the hero.[6]
  • Amphidamas, a man from Cythera who was given by Autolycus a helmet to take to Scandea. This cap was previously stolen by the famous thief from the stout-built house of Amyntor, son of Ormenus. Amphidamas gave the item as a guest-gift to Molus who in turn, gave it to his son Meriones to wear. Later on, Odysseus received the helmet from Meriones himself.[9]
  • Amphidamas or Amphidamus,[10] a native of Opus and father of Clitonymus, who was killed by Patroclus over a game of dice.[11] In some accounts, the name of the slain man was variously given as Clisonymus[12] or Aeanes.[13]
  • Amphidamas, one of the men hidden in the Trojan horse.[14]
  • Amphidamas, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.[15] When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. Along with the Ithacan king and six others namely: Lycaon, Amphialos, Alkimos, Antilochus and Eurylochos, Amphidamas survived the manslaughter of his six companions by the monster.[16]
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