Amphimachus

In Greek mythology, Amphimachus (/æmˈfɪməkəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίμαχος derived from ἀμφί amphi "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" and μαχη mache "battle") was a name attributed to multiple individuals.

Amphimachus, son of Cteatus and Theronice.^[1]
Amphimachus of Caria, son of Nomion and brother of Nastes.^[2]
Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo.^[3]
Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis.^[4]
Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.^[5]
Amphimachus, one of the sons of Priam and prince of Troy^[6]
Amphimachus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.^[7] Amphimachus, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.^[8]
Amphimachus, also one of the Suitors of Penelope from Ithaca with 11 other wooers.^[9] He suffered the same fate as his above namesake.^[8]

Notes

^ Homer, Iliad 13.185–189
^ Homer, Iliad 2.870–872
^ Apollodorus, 2.4.6
^ Pausanias, 5.3.4–5
^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 12.324
^ Dares Phrygius, History of the Fall of Troy 37
^ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27
^ ^a ^b Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
^ Apollodorus, E.7.30.

References

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.
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. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Quintus Smyrnaeus, Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy, translated by A.S. Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1913. Internet Archive.

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[:02-1] Homer, Iliad 13.185–189

[:0-2] Homer, Iliad 2.870–872

[3] Apollodorus, 2.4.6

[4] Pausanias, 5.3.4–5

[5] Quintus Smyrnaeus, 12.324

[6] Dares Phrygius, History of the Fall of Troy 37

[7] Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27

[:1-8] Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33

[9] Apollodorus, E.7.30.

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