Amphidamas
Multiple figures in Greek myth, including an Argonaut and a comrade of Odysseus.
Amphidamas is a name borne by several figures in Greek mythology, including an Arcadian prince who sailed with the Argonauts. He was a son of King Aleus and either Neaera or Cleobule, and brother of Cepheus. A third Amphidamas, son of Busiris, was killed by Heracles. Others include a man from Cythera who gave a helmet to Molus, a native of Opus whose son was killed by Patroclus, one of the men in the Trojan horse, and a comrade of Odysseus who survived Polyphemus.
Quick Facts
- Father
- Aleus (for the Argonaut)
- Lycurgus (for the Arcadian prince)
- Busiris (for the son killed by Heracles)
- Mother
- Neaera or Cleobule (for the Argonaut); Cleophyle or Eurynome (for the son of Lycurgus)
- Children
- Nausidame (for the Argonaut)
- Melanion and Antimache (for the son of Lycurgus)
- Clitonymus (for the native of Opus)
Facts from the source article.
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