Amphion (/æmˈfaɪ.ɒn/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίων, romanized: Amphíōn)) and Zethus (/ˈziːθəs/; Ζῆθος Zēthos) were, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons...

but for Homer her site is purely Boeotian. She was the mother of Amphion and Zethus. Her beauty attracted Zeus, who, assuming the form of a satyr, rapes...

several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology: Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). Together, they are...

were killed. Amphion committed suicide after the death of his beloved children. Zethus' son and only child had been killed earlier, and Zethus had died of...

force, giving birth to the twins Amphion and Zethus on the way. Lycus gave Antiope to Dirce. Dirce hated Antiope and treated her cruelly, until Antiope...

and the first pederastic rapist. This abduction is thought to be the subject of one of the lost tragedies of Euripides. With both Amphion and Zethus having...

of Zeus and Megacleite and sister of Locrus, the man who assisted Amphion and Zethus in the building of Thebes. She later on married Zethus. Thebe, daughter...

was preceded by the regency of Nycteus and in turn, Lycus was succeeded by the twins Amphion and Zethus. Lycus and his brother Nycteus were the sons of...

became pregnant and bore the twins Amphion and Zethus, who later killed Nycteus' brother Lycus in revenge for his treatment of Antiope and took over the...

This scene depicts Dirce, wife of Lykos, being punished by Amphion and Zethus. Amphion and Zethus were twins bore by Antiope, niece of Lykos, after being...