Amykos Explained

In Greek mythology, Amykos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἄμυκος), Latinized as Amycus, was the king of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia.

Family

Amycus was the son of Poseidon and the Bithynian nymph Melia.^[1]

Mythology

Amycus was a doughty man but being a king he compelled strangers to box as a way of killing them.^[2] When the Argonauts passed through Bithynia, Amycus challenged the best man of the crew to a boxing match. Polydeuces undertook to box against him and killed him with a blow on the elbow.^[3]

When the Bebryces rush to avenge him, the chiefs snatched up their arms and put them to flight with great slaughter.

Bay/Port

During ancient times, the bay at modern Beykoz was called Amykos.^[4]

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. Greek text available from the same website.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

Notes and References

1. [Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]
2. [Argonautica]
3. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
4. [Pliny the Elder]