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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Amyclas''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|aɪ|k|l|ə|s}}; {{lang-grc|Ἀμύκλας}}) refers to two individuals: |
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Amyclas''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|aɪ|k|l|ə|s}}; {{lang-grc|Ἀμύκλας}}) refers to two individuals: |
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*[[Amyclas of Sparta|Amyclas]], a mythical king of [[Sparta]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], |
*[[Amyclas of Sparta|Amyclas]], a mythical king of [[Sparta]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 10.9.5</ref> |
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*Amyclas, son of [[Amphion]].<ref name="Apollodorus">[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)| |
*Amyclas, a [[Thebes, Greece|Theban]] prince as the son of King [[Amphion]] and [[Niobe]], daughter of [[Tantalus]].<ref name="Apollodorus">[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 3.5.6</ref> He perished with his brothers and sisters in the massacre of [[Niobids]]. In other versions, however, he was presented as the only surviving male (with his sister [[Chloris]]). When [[Laius]] the rightful king of Thebes returned, he was exiled and fled to [[Sparta]], where some say he founded Amyclae. He was the father of [[Harpalus (mythology)|Harpalus]]. |
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There is also an Amyclas in Roman epic: |
There is also an Amyclas in Roman epic: |
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== References == |
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* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website]. |
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*[[Lucan|M. Annaeus Lucanus]]. [[Pharsalia|''The Civil War; The Pharsalia of Lucan'']]. Translated by [[Edward_Ridley|Sir Edward Ridley]]. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Luc.+5.476 Online version available] |
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*[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library] |
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*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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Revision as of 15:58, 17 September 2021
In Greek mythology, Amyclas (/əˈmaɪkləs/; Template:Lang-grc) refers to two individuals:
- Amyclas, a mythical king of Sparta.[1]
- Amyclas, a Theban prince as the son of King Amphion and Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.[2] He perished with his brothers and sisters in the massacre of Niobids. In other versions, however, he was presented as the only surviving male (with his sister Chloris). When Laius the rightful king of Thebes returned, he was exiled and fled to Sparta, where some say he founded Amyclae. He was the father of Harpalus.
There is also an Amyclas in Roman epic:
- In Lucan's Pharsalia (Book V), Caesar knocks on the door of a poor fisherman named Amyclas as he looks to cross the Adriatic. Dante mentions this scene in Paradiso, Canto XI.68.
Notes
- ^ Pausanias, 10.9.5
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.5.6
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- M. Annaeus Lucanus. The Civil War; The Pharsalia of Lucan. Translated by Sir Edward Ridley. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905. Online version available
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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