Amphius
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In Greek mythology, the name Amphius (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφιος, romanized: Ámphios) refers to two defenders of Troy:
- Amphius, son of Merops of Percote. Disregarding their father's advice, he and his brother Adrastus joined in the Trojan War and were killed by Diomedes.[1]
- Amphius, son of Selagus, from Paesus. He was killed by Ajax the Great.[2]
Eponym
[edit | edit source]- 37519 Amphios, Jovian asteroid
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
