Amycus
[ am-i-kuhs ]
nounClassical Mythology.
a son of Poseidon and one of the Meliae, known for his ruthlessness and his skill at boxing.
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Amycus, who was king of Bithynia, is represented as of a gigantic size, and a great proficient with the cstus.
This Butes was of the race of Amycus, the great boxer whom Pollux slew, and no man had stood before him.
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. ChurchHeavily fell Amycus to the ground, having no more heart, and raising his hands as he fell, in sign of throwing up the contest.
A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla | Leigh HuntIn the country of the Bebrycians the giant king Amycus challenged any of them to box with him.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) | Charles MorrisBut at the last Amycus, rising as one that fells an ox, smote with all his might.
Stories of the Old world | Alfred John Church
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