amphictyon

[am-fik-tee-uh n]

noun

a deputy to the council of an amphictyony.

Origin of amphictyon

1580–90; back formation from amphictyons < Greek amphiktýones, orig. amphiktíones neighbors, equivalent to amphi- amphi- + -kti- inhabit + -ones noun suffix (plural)

Amphictyon

[am-fik-tee-uh n]

noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Deucalion and Pyrrha who seized the throne of Attica and who, in devising a plan for avoiding disputes at his council meetings, became the first man to mix water with wine.

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Historical Examples of amphictyon

Amphictyon, we are told, was the author of that which bore his name.
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
The chiefs thus gathered together called this assembly the Am-phic-ty-on´ic Council, in honor of Amphictyon.
The Story of the Greeks
H. A. Guerber
But consider whether this be not a prize proper to the Pythian games, as appropriate to Amphictyon.
Essays and Miscellanies
Plutarch
Amphictyon represents the first of these institutions, and Aethlius the second.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone
The hero Amphictyon, whose temple stood at Thermopylæ, passed in mythical genealogy for the brother of Hellen.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1
Various

British Dictionary definitions for amphictyon

amphictyon

noun

a delegate to an amphictyonic council

Word Origin for amphictyon

C16: back formation from amphictyons, from Greek amphiktiones neighbours, from amphi- + ktizein to found

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