Iphitus

American  

[if-i-tuhs, ahy-fi-] / ˈɪf ɪ təs, ˈaɪ fɪ- /

Or Iphitos

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Eurytus, thrown to his death off the walls of Tiryns by Hercules.

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Example Sentences

Borne thence away, we go Pelias and Iphitus and I; but Iphitus was spent By eld, and by Ulysses' hurt half halting Pelias went.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

That bow had been given to him by a hero named Iphitus long ago.

From The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Pogany, Willy

But, when I could not fight, and would have died, Borne off to distance by the growing tide, Old Iphitus and I were hurried thence, With Pelias wounded, and without defense.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

Up to the polished treasure-chamber she went, and took down the great bow given to Ulysses by Iphitus.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

But still if Lycurgus indeed promoted the knowledge of the Homeric poems, why did he and Iphitus found a contest without the least resemblance to the heroic models?

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland