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|lshtext=<b>Amphīon</b>: ŏnis, m., = Ἀμφίων,<br /><b>I</b> [[son]] of Antiope by Jupiter, [[king]] of [[Thebes]], and [[husband]] of [[Niobe]]; [[renowned]] for his [[music]]. by the magical [[power]] of [[which]] the stones came [[together]] for the [[building]] of the walls of [[Thebes]], Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed [[himself]] on [[account]] of [[grief]] for the [[loss]] of his children, [[who]] had been [[slain]] by the arrows of [[Apollo]] and [[Diana]], Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402: Amphionis arces, i. e. [[Thebes]], id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Amphionian: Amphioniae lyrae, Prop. 1, 9, 10. | |lshtext=<b>Amphīon</b>: ŏnis, m., = [[Ἀμφίων]],<br /><b>I</b> [[son]] of Antiope by Jupiter, [[king]] of [[Thebes]], and [[husband]] of [[Niobe]]; [[renowned]] for his [[music]]. by the magical [[power]] of [[which]] the stones came [[together]] for the [[building]] of the walls of [[Thebes]], Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed [[himself]] on [[account]] of [[grief]] for the [[loss]] of his children, [[who]] had been [[slain]] by the arrows of [[Apollo]] and [[Diana]], Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402: Amphionis arces, i. e. [[Thebes]], id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Amphionian: Amphioniae lyrae, Prop. 1, 9, 10. | ||
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|gf=<b>Amphīōn</b>,¹³ ŏnis, m. (Ἀμφίων), [[Amphion]] [qui bâtit Thèbes en faisant mouvoir les pierres aux [[sons]] de sa lyre] : Hor. P. 394 || <b>-īŏnĭus</b>, a, um, d’[[Amphion]] : Prop. 1, 9, 10. | |gf=<b>Amphīōn</b>,¹³ ŏnis, m. ([[Ἀμφίων]]), [[Amphion]] [qui bâtit Thèbes en faisant mouvoir les pierres aux [[sons]] de sa lyre] : Hor. P. 394 || <b>-īŏnĭus</b>, a, um, d’[[Amphion]] : Prop. 1, 9, 10.||<b>-īŏnĭus</b>, a, um, d’[[Amphion]] : Prop. 1, 9, 10. | ||
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|georg=Amphīōn, onis, Akk. onem u. ([[bei]] Dichtern) ona, m. ([[Ἀμφίων]]), [[Sohn]] [[des]] [[Jupiter]] u. der Antiope, der [[Tochter]] [[des]] thebanischen Nykteus, [[von]] der [[Mutter]] in der [[Gefangenschaft]] [[bei]] Lykus [[mit]] seinem [[Zwillingsbruder]] [[Zethus]] geboren u. ausgesetzt, [[von]] einem Rinderhirten gefunden u. erzogen, bildete [[sich]], [[von]] [[Merkur]] (od. [[Apollo]]) [[mit]] [[einer]] [[Lyra]] beschenkt, zum [[Meister]] im [[Gesang]] u. Lyraspiel aus ( Verg. ecl. 2, 24), [[während]] der [[Bruder]], [[ganz]] [[verschieden]] an [[Charakter]] (Hor. ep. 1, 18, 41), Hirt u. [[Jäger]] wurde. Antiope, [[inzwischen]] in ihrer [[Haft]] [[von]] der Dirke aus [[Eifersucht]] mißhandelt, bricht [[mit]] [[Hilfe]] Jupiters ihre Fesseln u. entflieht zu ihren Söhnen. Diese [[erkennen]] die [[Mutter]] ([[nach]] einigem [[Weigern]] [[von]] Seiten [[des]] [[Zethus]], s. [[Prop]]. 3, 13, 29. Hyg. fab. 8) an, [[ziehen]] [[gegen]] Theben, [[töten]] den Lykus u. [[lassen]] die Dirke an [[einen]] [[Stier]] [[binden]] u. zu Tode [[schleifen]] (s. die Hauptst. Prop. 3, 13, 11 sqq.). Sie [[reißen]] [[hierauf]] die [[Herrschaft]] [[von]] Theben an [[sich]] u. [[befestigen]] die [[Stadt]] Theben [[mit]] [[einer]] [[Burg]], [[wobei]] die Felsen [[des]] Kithäron den Zaubertönen [[des]] [[Amphion]] [[folgen]] u. [[sich]] [[von]] [[selbst]] zu [[einer]] [[Mauer]] [[zusammenfügen]] ( Hor. carm. 3, 11, 1 sqq.; de art. poët. 394): dah. Amphionis arces, die thebanischen, Ov. [[met]]. 15, 427. – [[Amphion]] heiratete die [[Niobe]], [[des]] [[Tantalus]] [[Tochter]], die ihm [[mehrere]] Söhne u. Töchter gebar; [[als]] [[sich]] [[aber]] [[Niobe]] der [[Latona]] [[gegenüber]] ihrer [[Fruchtbarkeit]] zu [[sehr]] rühmte, wurden alle ihre Kinder [[vor]] ihren Augen [[durch]] Apollos u. [[Dianas]] Pfeile getötet. Aus [[Gram]] [[über]] den [[Verlust]] seiner Kinder entleibte [[sich]] [[Amphion]] [[mit]] dem eigenen [[Schwert]], Ov. [[met]]. 6, 270; vgl. übh. Hyg. fab. 7 sqq. – [[Niobe]] wurde [[auf]] dem einsamen Felsen [[des]] [[Sipylos]] in [[einen]] [[Stein]] verwandelt u. fühlte [[selbst]] [[als]] [[Stein]] [[noch]] das [[Leid]], das [[ihr]] die Götter zugefügt, Ov. [[met]]. 6, 155 sqq.; vgl. Hyg. fab. 7 sqq. – Pacuvianus Amphio, [[Amphion]] in der [[nach]] ihm benannten [[Tragödie]] [[des]] Pakuvius, Cic. de div. 2, 133. – Dav. Amphīonius, a, um, amphionisch, [[des]] [[Amphion]], [[lyra]], Prop.: [[pecten]], Sil.: [[ars]], [[Musik]], [[Sidon]]. – u. poet. = thebanisch, [[palaestra]], Claud.: [[canes]], Sen. poët. | |||
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|wketx=# [[Amphion]], son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). Together, they are famous for building Thebes. Pausanias recounts an Egyptian legend according to which Amphion employed magic to build the walls of the city. Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children (the Niobids) at the hands of Apollo and Artemis. Diodorus Siculus calls Chloris his daughter, but the other accounts of her parentage identify her father as another Amphion, the ruler of Minyan Orchomenus (see below). | |||
# Amphion, son of King Iasus of Orchomenus, son of Persephone, daughter of Minyas. He became the father of Chloris, wife of Neleus and Phylomache, wife of Pelias; these husbands are sons of Tyro and Poseidon. This Amphion is an obscure character, said to be a king of the Minyans of Orchomenus, in Boeotia. | |||
# Amphion, son of Hyperasius, son of Pelles, son of Phorbas. From Achaean Pellene, he and his brother Asterius were counted among the Argonauts that sailed to Colchis. In two separate accounts, Hypso was called their mother while Hippasus was said to be their father. | |||
# Amphion of Elis, an Achaean warrior who took part in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. He was a commander of the Epeans, together with Meges and Dracius. | |||
# Amphion, friend of the celebrated architect Epeius. He was killed by Aeneas. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 27 February 2023
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἀμφίων, -ονος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Amphīon: ŏnis, m., = Ἀμφίων,
I son of Antiope by Jupiter, king of Thebes, and husband of Niobe; renowned for his music. by the magical power of which the stones came together for the building of the walls of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed himself on account of grief for the loss of his children, who had been slain by the arrows of Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402: Amphionis arces, i. e. Thebes, id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Amphionian: Amphioniae lyrae, Prop. 1, 9, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Amphīōn,¹³ ŏnis, m. (Ἀμφίων), Amphion [qui bâtit Thèbes en faisant mouvoir les pierres aux sons de sa lyre] : Hor. P. 394 || -īŏnĭus, a, um, d’Amphion : Prop. 1, 9, 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
Amphīōn, onis, Akk. onem u. (bei Dichtern) ona, m. (Ἀμφίων), Sohn des Jupiter u. der Antiope, der Tochter des thebanischen Nykteus, von der Mutter in der Gefangenschaft bei Lykus mit seinem Zwillingsbruder Zethus geboren u. ausgesetzt, von einem Rinderhirten gefunden u. erzogen, bildete sich, von Merkur (od. Apollo) mit einer Lyra beschenkt, zum Meister im Gesang u. Lyraspiel aus ( Verg. ecl. 2, 24), während der Bruder, ganz verschieden an Charakter (Hor. ep. 1, 18, 41), Hirt u. Jäger wurde. Antiope, inzwischen in ihrer Haft von der Dirke aus Eifersucht mißhandelt, bricht mit Hilfe Jupiters ihre Fesseln u. entflieht zu ihren Söhnen. Diese erkennen die Mutter (nach einigem Weigern von Seiten des Zethus, s. Prop. 3, 13, 29. Hyg. fab. 8) an, ziehen gegen Theben, töten den Lykus u. lassen die Dirke an einen Stier binden u. zu Tode schleifen (s. die Hauptst. Prop. 3, 13, 11 sqq.). Sie reißen hierauf die Herrschaft von Theben an sich u. befestigen die Stadt Theben mit einer Burg, wobei die Felsen des Kithäron den Zaubertönen des Amphion folgen u. sich von selbst zu einer Mauer zusammenfügen ( Hor. carm. 3, 11, 1 sqq.; de art. poët. 394): dah. Amphionis arces, die thebanischen, Ov. met. 15, 427. – Amphion heiratete die Niobe, des Tantalus Tochter, die ihm mehrere Söhne u. Töchter gebar; als sich aber Niobe der Latona gegenüber ihrer Fruchtbarkeit zu sehr rühmte, wurden alle ihre Kinder vor ihren Augen durch Apollos u. Dianas Pfeile getötet. Aus Gram über den Verlust seiner Kinder entleibte sich Amphion mit dem eigenen Schwert, Ov. met. 6, 270; vgl. übh. Hyg. fab. 7 sqq. – Niobe wurde auf dem einsamen Felsen des Sipylos in einen Stein verwandelt u. fühlte selbst als Stein noch das Leid, das ihr die Götter zugefügt, Ov. met. 6, 155 sqq.; vgl. Hyg. fab. 7 sqq. – Pacuvianus Amphio, Amphion in der nach ihm benannten Tragödie des Pakuvius, Cic. de div. 2, 133. – Dav. Amphīonius, a, um, amphionisch, des Amphion, lyra, Prop.: pecten, Sil.: ars, Musik, Sidon. – u. poet. = thebanisch, palaestra, Claud.: canes, Sen. poët.
Wikipedia EN
- Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). Together, they are famous for building Thebes. Pausanias recounts an Egyptian legend according to which Amphion employed magic to build the walls of the city. Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children (the Niobids) at the hands of Apollo and Artemis. Diodorus Siculus calls Chloris his daughter, but the other accounts of her parentage identify her father as another Amphion, the ruler of Minyan Orchomenus (see below).
- Amphion, son of King Iasus of Orchomenus, son of Persephone, daughter of Minyas. He became the father of Chloris, wife of Neleus and Phylomache, wife of Pelias; these husbands are sons of Tyro and Poseidon. This Amphion is an obscure character, said to be a king of the Minyans of Orchomenus, in Boeotia.
- Amphion, son of Hyperasius, son of Pelles, son of Phorbas. From Achaean Pellene, he and his brother Asterius were counted among the Argonauts that sailed to Colchis. In two separate accounts, Hypso was called their mother while Hippasus was said to be their father.
- Amphion of Elis, an Achaean warrior who took part in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. He was a commander of the Epeans, together with Meges and Dracius.
- Amphion, friend of the celebrated architect Epeius. He was killed by Aeneas.
