Amyclas

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Amyclas is a lesser-known figure from Greek mythology sometimes identified in variant traditions as one of Niobe’s surviving children.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
associatedDeities Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
attestedIn later mythographic traditions
category Niobid NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek mythology
describedAs one of Niobe’s surviving children in variant traditions
ethnicity Theban (by parentage from Amphion and Niobe)
familyRelation child of Amphion
child of Niobe
father Amphion NERFINISHED
gender male
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mother Niobe NERFINISHED
mythologicalCycle myth of Niobe and the Niobids
mythologicalStatus mortal
nameType theophoric or heroic personal name
narrativeRole minor character in the punishment of Niobe narrative
notableEvent survived the slaying of Niobe’s children by Apollo and Artemis in some traditions
parentageTradition son of Amphion and Niobe, king and queen of Thebes
relativeObscurity lesser-known figure among the Niobids
sibling Chloris NERFINISHED
other Niobids
survivalStatus survivor in some versions of the Niobe myth

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Niobe parentOf Amyclas