Amphius

In Greek mythology, the name Amphius (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφιος, romanized: Ámphios) refers to two defenders of Troy:

• Amphius, son of Merops of Percote. Disregarding their father's advice, he and his brother Adrastus joined in the Trojan War and were killed by Diomedes.^[1]
• Amphius, son of Selagus, from Paesus. He was killed by Ajax the Great.^[2]

Eponym

• 37519 Amphios, Jovian asteroid

Notes

References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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