Amphitryon

[am-fi-tree-uhn]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the husband of the virtuous Alcmene, whom Zeus seduced by assuming the form of Amphitryon, resulting in the birth of Hercules.

Amphitryon

/ æmˈfɪtrɪən /

noun

1. Greek myth the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene

Example Sentences

At the moment he was about to go on and kill the man who had fostered him, Amphitryon, Athena intervened.

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Yannick Delpech, 43, who in 2000 became the youngest French chef to win a Michelin star, said the latest blaze was started outside the kitchens of his L’Amphitryon restaurant while three employees were working inside.

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In Nafplio, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite at the Amphitryon Hotel overlooking the bay of Nafplion is $460 a night in mid-June with two bathrooms and two private balconies.

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In Nafplio, a two-bedroom, two bathroom suite at the Amphitryon Hotel overlooking the bay of Nafplion is $460 a night in mid-June with two bathrooms and two private balconies.

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The Perseid Alcmena, wife of Amphitryon of Tiryns, was Hercules’ mother, Zeus his father.

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