Amphimachus
From LSJ
Μισῶ σοφιστήν, ὅστις οὐχ αὑτῷ σοφός → I hate the sage who is not wise for himself → Odi professum sapere, qui sibi non sapit → Den Weisen hass' ich, der in eigner Sache Tor
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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.
- Amphimachus of Caria, son of Nomion and brother of Nastes.
- Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo.
- Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis.
- Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.
- Amphimachus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers. Amphimachus, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.
- Amphimachus, also one of the Suitors of Penelope from Ithaca with 11 other wooers. He suffered the same fate as his above namesake.
