amphictyon

[ am-fik-tee-uhn ]

/ æmˈfɪk ti ən /

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noun

a deputy to the council of an amphictyony.

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Origin of amphictyon

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

Words nearby amphictyon

amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous, amphictyon, amphictyonic, amphictyony, Amphidamas, amphidentate, amphidiploid

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Amphictyon

[ am-fik-tee-uhn ]

/ æmˈfɪk ti ən /

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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How to use amphictyon in a sentence

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
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
Genealogy attributes its origin to a son of Deucalion, called Amphictyon.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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

British Dictionary definitions for amphictyon

amphictyon

/ (æmˈfɪktɪən) /

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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