Ampycus
[ am-pi-kuhs ]
/ ˈæm pɪ kəs /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a son of Pelias, husband of Chloris, and father of Mopsus.
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How to use Ampycus in a sentence
And he arose from his bed with joy and woke all his comrades hurriedly and told them the prophecy of Mopsus the son of Ampycus.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius