Amphidamas

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[am-fid-uh-muhs] / æmˈfɪd ə məs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Aleus who, with his brother Cepheus, joined the Argonauts.

2. (in theIliad ) a king of Cythera.

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Example Sentences

He gave it, however, to Amphidamas, the Cytherian, to bear to Scandea, and Amphidamas bestowed it upon Molus, to be a gift of hospitality, but he gave it to his son Meriones to be worn.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

Then I crossed over to Chalcis, to the games of wise Amphidamas where the sons of the great-hearted hero proclaimed and appointed prizes.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)

This Amphidamas was a leading commander, one that had perpetual wars with the Eretrians, and at last lost his life in one of the battles fought for the possession of the Lelantine plain.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Recent editions of Hesiod include the Ἀγὼν Ὁμήρου καὶ Ἡσιόδου, the contest of song between Homer and Hesiod at the funeral games held in honour of King Amphidamas at Chalcis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various