Agamedes
Agamedes is a legendary Greek architect and brother of Trophonius, known for constructing underground shrines and treasure chambers. After being decapitated by his brother to avoid detection, his name is invoked by those consulting the oracle of Trophonius in the underground cave at Lebadeia. He functions as an ancestral spirit consulted in the oracular tradition.
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When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Cicero (1st century BCE) and Pausanias (2nd century CE) as a legendary Greek architect and brother of Trophonius.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lethe, Herkryna, Hera the Charioteer, Demeter-Europa, Zeus, Apollo, Cronus, Persephone, Mnemosyne
- sibling of
- Trophonius
- child of
- Erginus
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“AGAMEDES, in Greek legend, son of Erginus, king of Orchomenus in Boeotia. He is always associated with his brother Trophonius as a wonderful architect, the constructor of underground shrines and grottos for the reception of hidden treasure.”
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“At night, he would cast a ram into a pit sacred to Agamedes, drink from two rivers called Lethe and Mnemosyne, and then descend into a cave.”
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