Amphimachus Explained

In Greek mythology, Amphimachus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίμαχος derived from ἀμφί amphi "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" and μαχη mache "battle") was a name attributed to multiple individuals.

• Amphimachus, son of Cteatus and Theronice.^[1]
• Amphimachus of Caria, son of Nomion and brother of Nastes.^[2]
• Amphimachus, son of Electryon and Anaxo.^[3]
• Amphimachus, son of Polyxenus and king of Elis.^[4]
• Amphimachus, a Greek warrior in the Trojan War, and one of the men hidden inside the Trojan horse.^[5]
• Amphimachus, one of the sons of Priam and prince of Troy^[6]
• Amphimachus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.^[7] Amphimachus, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.^[8]
• Amphimachus, also one of the Suitors of Penelope from Ithaca with 11 other wooers.^[9] He suffered the same fate as his above namesake.

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy, translated by A.S. Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1913. Internet Archive.

Notes and References

1. [Homer]
2. Homer, Iliad 2.870–872
3. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
4. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
5. [Quintus Smyrnaeus]
6. [Dares Phrygius]
7. Apollodorus, E.7.26–27
8. Apollodorus, E.7.33
9. Apollodorus, E.7.30