Amphion
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- This article is about Amphion in Greek mythology. For naval vessels named Amphion, see HMS Amphion and USS Amphion, and for speakers, see Amphion Loudspeakers.
There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:
- Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). Together they are famous for building Thebes. Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children at the hands of Apollo and Artemis. One of his surviving children was the daughter now renamed as Chloris. However, other accounts (including Homer, in the Odyssey) claim that Chloris was a daughter of another Amphion, ruler of Minyan Orchomenus (see below).
- Amphion, son of Iasus and Persephone (a mortal woman, not the wife of Hades). This Amphion is an obscure character, said to be a king of the Minyans of Orchomenus), in Boeotia.
- Amphion, son of Hyperasius and Hypso, an Argonaut.cs:Amfíón
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Amphion- Also known as the King of the Egyptian city state of Thebes. Was rumored to have built the walls of Thebes by strumming his Lyre to place the stones.The Greeks knew Amphion as the god of music.
Amphion- Also a well known Progressive Rock band of the 1990`s. The band "Amphion" released 3 albums during that period. The first being "Incredible Journey" in 1991. Followed by "The Walls of Thebes" in 1992. And finally "The Wrath of Dirce" in 1994. And there are 3 other albums released solo by founding member Damon Deemer. Doing a web search on Deemer will most likely bring up the Amphion web site.
