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Zethus became a hunter and herdsman, with a great interest in cattle breeding. As Zethus was associated with agriculture and the hunt, his attribute was the hunting dog, while Amphion’s - the lyre. [5] Amphion and Zethus built fortifications of Thebes. [5] They built the walls around the Cadmea, the citadel of Thebes at the command of Apollo. [6]
Amphion building Thebes with the power of music, from a 1655 engraving. Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). [2] Together, they are famous for building Thebes. Pausanias recounts an Egyptian legend according to which Amphion employed magic to build the walls of the city. [3]
Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background. Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus. Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.
Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed cist graves dated to Mycenaean times containing weapons, ivory, and tablets written in Linear B.Its attested name forms and relevant terms on tablets found locally or elsewhere include 𐀳𐀣𐀂, te-qa-i, [n 1] understood to be read as *Tʰēgʷai̮s (Ancient Greek: Θήβαις, Thēbais, i.e. "at Thebes", Thebes in the dative ...
Amphion and Zethus are said to have established the fortifications of Thebes. [6] For Greeks of the Classical age, the contrast between the lifestyles of the two became the most salient element in the narrative; in Euripides' Antiope the best-recalled scene was where the two brothers in debate contrasted their active and contemplative lives. [ 13 ]
Amphion and Zethus seized power, ruling as joint kings of Thebes, and expelled Laius. Amphion's wife was Niobe , daughter of Tantalus , and they had seven sons and seven daughters together. Amphion and Zethus expanded the city (and renamed it Thebes) and built the seven gates of Thebes, naming them after Amphion's daughters (Thera, Cleodoxa ...
Amphion and Zethus subject Dirce to the bull (from the House of the Vettii, Pompeii) Dirce ( / ˈ d ɜːr s iː / ; Ancient Greek : Δίρκη , pronounced [dírkɛː] , modern Greek [ˈðirci] , meaning "double" or "cleft") was a queen of Thebes as the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology .
Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background. Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus. Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.