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Amphion

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[am-fahy-uhn, am-fee-] / æmˈfaɪ ən, ˈæm fi- /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. 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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Even earlier than that, though, on 6 August 1914, the cruiser HMS Amphion hit a German mine and sank, killing about 150 sailors.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2016

This leads to an exploration of the secrets of strings with the help of the Amphion String Quartet.

From New York Times Mar. 19, 2015

Now that the Amphion has mastered them, it might think about rounding off the edges.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2012

Kuper suggested that the Amphion fire some star shells into the air.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her husband was Amphion, a son of Zeus and an incomparable musician.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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