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Lycus pursued Antiope after his brother Nycteus committed suicide because of Antiope's disgrace. [6] On the way home she gave birth, in the neighbourhood of Eleutherae on Mount Cithaeron, to the twins Amphion and Zethus, of whom Amphion was the son of the god, and Zethus the son of Epopeus. [9] Both were left to be brought up by herdsmen.
Amphion became a great singer and musician after his lover Hermes taught him to play and gave him a golden lyre. 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]
Antiope was imprisoned, but she later contrived to escape, and was reunited with her twin sons, Amphion and Zethus. Amphion and Zethus were the sons of Zeus by Antiope, conceived while Antiope was still in Thebes; they were born in secret and raised by shepherds in the vicinity of Mount Cithaeron. After their tearful reunion with their mother ...
Antiope, a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede [19] or by one of his many wives. [20] When Heracles hunted and ultimately slayed the Cithaeronian lion , [ 21 ] Antiope with her other sisters, except for one, [ 22 ] all laid with the hero in a night, [ 23 ] a week [ 24 ] or for 50 days [ 25 ] as what their ...
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Antiope (Greek myth), several figures in Greek mythology including: Antiope (Amazon), daughter of Ares; Antiope (mother of Amphion), mother of Amphion by Zeus, associated with the mythology of Thebes, Greece; Antiope (daughter of Pylon), also called Antioche, a daughter of Pylon and wife of Eurytus