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Amphitryon
[ am-fi-tree-uhn ]
noun
Classical Mythology.
- the husband of the virtuous Alcmene, whom Zeus seduced by assuming the form of Amphitryon, resulting in the birth of Hercules.
Amphitryon
/ æˈɪٰɪə /
noun
- Greek myth the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
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As he stood there in utter bewilderment the terrified people who were watching him from a distance saw that the mad fit was over, and Amphitryon dared to approach him.
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He was born in Thebes and for a long time was held to be the son of Amphitryon, a distinguished general.
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In those earlier years he was called Alcides, or descendant of Alcaeus who was Amphitryon’s father.
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But in reality he was the son of Zeus, who had visited Amphitryon’s wife Alcmena in the shape of her husband when the general was away fighting.
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She bore two children, Hercules to Zeus and Iphicles to Amphitryon.
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