Amphitryon plateau et moliere biography
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Amphitryon
Figure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene
For other uses, see Amphitryon (disambiguation).
Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.
Amphitryon plateau et moliere biography
His mother was named either Astydameia, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia, or Laonome, daughter of Guneus, or else Hipponome, daughter of Menoeceus. Amphitryon was the brother of Anaxo (wife of Electryon), and Perimede, wife of Licymnius.[1][2] He was a husband of Alcmene, Electryon's daughter, and stepfather of the Greek hero Heracles.[3]
Mythology
Born—according to tradition—in Tiryns,[4] in Argolis in the eastern part of the Peloponnese, Amphitryon became King of Troezen[5] and regent of Mycenae.[6] He was a friend of Panopeus.
Having accidentally killed his prospective father-in-law, Electryon, king of M