Amphitryon

Amphitryon in Wikipedia

Amphitryon (Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side"), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. Amphitryon was a Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus. Having accidentally killed his uncle Electryo...

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Amphitryon in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἀμφιτρύων), or AMPHI'TRUO, a son of Alcaeus, king of Troezen, by Hipponome, the daughter of Menoeceus. (Apollod. 2.4.5.) Pausanias (8.14.2) calls his mother Laonome. While Electryon, the brother of Alcaeus, was reigning at Mycenae, the sons of Pterelaus together with the Taphians invaded his territory, demanded the surrender of the kingdom, a...

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