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Contents. hide. (Top) Mythology. Note. References. Amphissus. In Greek mythology, Amphissus ( Ancient Greek: Ἄμφίσσος) was the son of Apollo and Dryope. In Ovid's accounts, he is mentioned to be the son of Andraemon and Dryope. Amphissus eventually built a temple to his father in the city he founded, Amphissa . Mythology.
Jan 18, 2005 · Amphissus. A son of Apollo and Dryope, is said to have been of extraordinary strength, and to have built the town of Oeta on the mountain of the same name. Here he also founded two temples, one of Apollo and the other of the nymphs. At the latter, games were celebrated down to a late period. .
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Dryope (daughter of Dryops) Dríope transformed into a lotus tree illustration extracted out of Ovid 's Metamorphoses. In Greek mythology, Dryope ( / ˈdraɪ.əpiː /; Greek: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς drys, "oak"; dryope "woodpecker" [1]) is the daughter of Dryops, king of Oeta ("oak-man") [2] or of Eurytus (and hence half-sister to ...
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. Amphius, son of Selagus, from Paesus. He was killed by Ajax the Great.
Amphiaraus was a king of Argos in Greek mythology, who reigned alongside Iphis and Adrastus, brother of his wife Eriphyle. He was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra. He participated in the hunt of the Calydonian Boar, and he was also an oracle. He was one of the main characters in the myth of the Seven Against Thebes.
entry group: entry: Amphissa. （ *)/Amfissa ), a daughter of Macareus and grand-daughter of Aeolus, was beloved by Apollo, and is said to have given the name to the town of Amphissa in Phocis, where her memory was perpetuated by a splendid monument. ( Paus. 10.38.2, &c.) [ L.S] William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and ...
Amphissus In Greek mythology, Amphissus was the product of Apollo 's rape of Dryope . He eventually built a temple to his father in the city Oeta he founded and one to the Nymphs.
