Amykos

For the centaur of this name see Amycus (centaur), and other meanings see Amycus (disambiguation).

Amycus punished, red-figured Lucanian hydria, end of 4th century BC, Cabinet des Médailles

In Greek mythology, Amykos (Ancient Greek: Ἄμυκος), Latinized as Amycus, was the son of Poseidon and Melia. He was a boxer and King of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia. Polydeuces killed him in a boxing match when the Argonauts passed through Bithynia. He was also a prominent Trojan during the Trojan War. He married Theona and had one son named Mimas, who followed Aeneas to Italy, where he was killed by Turnus.

In popular culture

• Amycus Carrow, a Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, is named after Amycus.

External links

• Myth Index - Amycus