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Amphitryon

American  
[am-fi-tree-uhn] / æmˈfɪ tri ən /

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 British  
/ æmˈfɪtrɪən /

noun

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

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