Amphinomus
Mythological Greek character
In Greek mythology, Amphinomus (/æmˈfɪnəməs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίνομος Amphínomos; literally "grazing all about") may refer to the following personages:
- Amphinomus, the Aetolian father of Thyrie (Hyria) who became the mother of Cycnus by Apollo.[1]
- Amphinomus, a prince of Dulichium as the son of King Nisos. He was one of the suitors of Penelope[2] and was considered the best-behaved of them. Despite Odysseus's warning, Amphinomus was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor nonetheless. He was killed by a spear thrown by Telemachus during the murder of the suitors; ironically, Amphinomous had twice tried to dissuade the suitors from killing Telemachus.[3]
- Amphinomus, son of Diomedes and the daughter of King Daunus of Apulia in Italy.[4]
There was also a Greek geometer called Amphinomus. He is thought to have flourished in the fourth century BC, but is otherwise unknown. He is mentioned a few times by Proclus in his Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements.[5]
Notes
References
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Glenn R. Morrow, Proclus: A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey (1970)
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Characters in the Odyssey
- Penelope (wife)
- Telemachus (son)
- Ctimene (sister)
- Anticlea (mother)
- Laertes (father of Odysseus) (father)
- Autolycus (grandfather)
- Eurycleia (chief servant)
- Mentor (advisor)
- Phemius (musician)
- Eumaeus (swineherd)
- Philoetius (cowherd)
- Melanthius (goatherd)
- Melantho (maid)
- Medon (herald)
- Argos (pet dog)
- Alcinous of Phaeacia
- Antiphates, king of the Laestrygones
- Aretus
- Arete of Phaeacia
- Deucalion of Crete
- Echetus
- Nestor of Pylos
- Echephron
- Perseus
- Stratichus
- Peisistratus
- Menelaus of Sparta
- Helen
- Princess Nausicaa of Phaeacia
- Laodamas
- Agamemnon of Mycenae
- Idomeneus
- Mentes
- Thrasymedes
- Agelaus
- Amphimedon
- Amphinomus
- Antinous
- Ctesippus
- Demoptolemus
- Eurymachus
- Leodes
- Perimedes
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