Amphion and Zethus
Amphion and Zethus
3D
Published 2018-01-29T13:03:03+00:00
Amphion and Zethus, in Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. When children, they were left to die on Mount Cithaeron but were found and brought up by a shepherd. Amphion became a great singer and musician, Zethus a hunter and herdsman. (In Euripides’ lost Antiope the two young men debate which has more advantages, the quiet or the active life; the passage is often mentioned in ancient literature.) After rejoining their mother, they built and fortified Thebes, huge blocks of stone forming themselves into walls at the sound of Amphion’s lyre. Amphion later married Niobe and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children.
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| Date published | 29/01/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
| Title | Amphion and Zethus |
| Credit | Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke |
| Record | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amphion |
| Place | Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke, Munich |
