Amycus
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Amycus is a figure from Greek mythology, a brutal son of Poseidon known for challenging travelers to deadly boxing matches until he was slain by the hero Pollux.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theocritus' Idylls NERFINISHED ⓘ myth of the Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Bebryces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
hubris ⓘ xenia (hospitality) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengeType | boxing match ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
arrogant
ⓘ
inhospitable ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| combatStyle | boxing ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in combat by Pollux ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Pollux in a boxing match ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bebrycian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDivineParent | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boxing
ⓘ
brutality ⓘ challenging travelers to boxing matches ⓘ killing opponents in boxing contests ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Hellenistic poetry
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | boxing contest with Pollux ⓘ |
| opponent | Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Bebryces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Bebryces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatmentOfDefeatedOpponents | killed them ⓘ |
| treatmentOfStrangers | forced them to box ⓘ |
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