Amphion

[ am-fahy-uhn, am-fee- ]

/ æmˈfaɪ ən, ˈæm fi- /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Amphion

Am·phi·on·ic

[am-fahy-on-ik, -fee-], /ˌæm faɪˈɒn ɪk, -fi-/, adjective

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How to use Amphion in a sentence

Amphion had a twin brother named Zethus who, however, had none of the musician's artistic ability.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Most of the crew of the Amphion were either killed or wounded, Hoste being among the latter.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
Pausanias mentions it as an opinion among the Egyptians, that both Orpheus, and Amphion, were from their country.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
Zethus and Amphion are described as of the same profession, though kings of Thebes, Ζηθος δε και Αμφιων αδελφοι ησαν ποιμενες.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

Tennyson has a poem called Amphion, a skit and rhyming jeu d'esprit.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.