Amphictyon

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Amphictyon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as an early king of Athens and associated with the legendary Amphictyonic League.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Erechtheus 2
Erichthonius of Athens 1
Kekrops 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological king
associatedPlace Anthela
Athens
Thermopylae
associatedWith Amphictyonic League
category myths of Theseus
surface form: Attic mythology

Deucalion
surface form: Deucalionids

Kings in Greek mythology
child Chthonopatra
Itonus
Physcus
culture Ancient Greek mythology
eponym Amphictyonic League
ethnicAssociation Greeks
surface form: Hellenes
father Deucalion
gender male
hasVariantTradition different lists of his predecessors and successors in Athens
genealogies differing in his children
knownFor giving his name to the Amphictyonic League
participation in early genealogies of Greek kings
mentionedIn ancient Greek scholia
writings of Apollodorus
writings of Pausanias
mother Pyrrha
mythologicalEra age after Deucalion’s flood
mythologicalRole early king of Athens
mythologicalType heroic-age ruler
positionHeld eponymous founder of the Amphictyonic League
king of Athens
king of Thermopylae (mythological)
predecessor Cranaus
relative Hellen
Protogeneia
religiousContext ancient Greek religion
spouse Hyas
surface form: Cranaë
successor Amphictyon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Erechtheus

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celaeno child Amphictyon
Hephaestus child Amphictyon
this entity surface form: Erichthonius of Athens
Erechtheion dedicatedTo Amphictyon
this entity surface form: Erechtheus
Erechtheion dedicatedTo Amphictyon
this entity surface form: Kekrops
Amphictyonic League namedAfter Amphictyon
Deucalion offspring Amphictyon
Pyrrha parent Amphictyon
Amphictyon successor Amphictyon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Erechtheus
Theseus title Amphictyon
this entity surface form: King of Athens