Amyclas
deity earth Greek single tradition · 2
Amyclas is one of Niobe's sons who, in some versions of the myth, was spared from the wrath of Apollo and Artemis. He is the brother of Meliboea.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
Relationships
- sibling of
- Meliboea
- parent of
- Hyacinthus
- child of
- Niobe
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“According to some versions, at least two of Niobe's children (usually Meliboea, along with her brother Amyclas in other renderings) was spared. In these versions, Meliboea stayed greenish pale from horror for the rest of her life, and for that reason she was called Chloris (the pale one).”
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“It is said to have been founded by the Lacedaemonian king Amyclas, the father of Hyacinthus, and to have been the abode of Tyndarus, and of Castor and Pollux, who are hence called Amyclaei Fratres.”
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