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Amphion
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Lewis Short
(adjective) : Amphīon, ŏnis, m., = Ἀμφίων
* Son of Antiope by Jupiter, king of Thebes, and husband of Niobe; renowned for his music. by the magical power of which the stones came together for the building of the walls of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed himself on account of grief for the loss of his children, who had been slain by the arrows of Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402: Amphionis arces,i. e. Thebes,id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, , Amphionian: Amphioniae lyrae,Prop. 1, 9, 10.
* Son of Antiope by Jupiter, king of Thebes, and husband of Niobe; renowned for his music. by the magical power of which the stones came together for the building of the walls of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed himself on account of grief for the loss of his children, who had been slain by the arrows of Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402: Amphionis arces,i. e. Thebes,id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, , Amphionian: Amphioniae lyrae,Prop. 1, 9, 10.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
- Claudius Amphion (Masc), ref: XV 7425 | PIR ID4168
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
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