Amphion

Kills Lycus for imprisoning his mother, Antiope.

Genealogy

Antiope

Zeus

Aeacus, Aethlius, Aglaia, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arcas, Ares, Argus, Artemis, Asopus, Ate, Athena, Atropus, Atymnius, Calliope, Castor, Clio, Clotho, Corinthus, Dardanus, Dike, Dionysus, Eirene, Endymion, Epaphus, Erato, Eunomia, Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Hebe, Helen, Hellen, Hephaestus, Hercules, Hermes, Iasion, Ilithyia, Lacedaemon, Lachesis, Megarus, Melpomene, Minos, Pan, Pelasgus, Persephone, Perseus, Pollux, Polymnia, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Targitaüs, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thalia, Tityus, Urania, Zethus

Niobe

Agenor, Amyclas, Astyoche, Astycratia, Chloris, Cleodoxa, Damasichthon, Ethodaia, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Meliboea, Ogygia, Pelopia, Phaedimus, Phthia, Phylomache, Sipylus, Tantalus

Places
  1. Dirce
  2. Eleurethae
  3. Thebes
Events
  1. Lycus killed by Amphion and Zethus
  2. Antiope gives birth to Amphion and Zethus
  3. Amphion and Zethus are exposed
  4. Amphion and Zethus are discovered and adopted by a shepherd
  5. Hermes gives the lyre to Amphion
  6. Antiope is reunited with Amphion and Zethus
  7. Amphion and Zethus kill Lycus
  8. Amphion and Zethus tie Dirce to a bull and throw her into a spring
  9. Amphion lifts stones with his lyre to help re-found Thebes.
  10. Amphion and Zethus expel Laius and rule Thebes
  11. Amphion marries Niobe
  12. Amphion and Chloris are the only two of Niobe’s family not killed by Artemis and Apollo
  13. Amphion dies
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.9
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.10
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.6
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.7
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.1
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.4
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 21.9
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 21.10
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.4
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 3.5
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 20.18
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.6
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.7
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.8
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.9
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 8.4
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 16.7
  19. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.2
  20. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.4
  21. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.5
  22. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.7
  23. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 36.8
  24. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 15.6
  25. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 32.11
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