Zethus
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Zethus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Antiope and twin brother of Amphion, known as a co-founder and ruler of the city of Thebes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amphion | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Euripides' play "Antiope" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
brotherly rivalry
ⓘ
city founding ⓘ justice for Antiope ⓘ |
| avengedMotherOn | Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtWallsOf | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Children of Zeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theban mythology ⓘ Twin characters in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| characterContrast |
man of action
ⓘ
man of music and contemplation ⓘ |
| child | Itylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Amphion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances | suicide after death of his son Itylus (in some versions) ⓘ |
| domain | cattle-breeding ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Theban ⓘ |
| father | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Nycteus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Royal house of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killed | Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
physical strength
ⓘ
practical skills ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Antiope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalSource |
Apollodorus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | founder-hero ⓘ |
| occupation | herdsman ⓘ |
| persecutorOfMother | Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | herdsmen ⓘ |
| rulerOf | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Amphion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Thebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twinBrother | Amphion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle | Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.