Amphialus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Amphialus or Amphialos (Ancient Greek: Άμφίαλος, lit. 'of two seas') may refer to:
- Amphialus, son of Neoptolemus and Andromache.[1]
- Amphialus, a man in the crew of Menelaus during his return from Troy.[2]
- Amphialos, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus.[3] When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined them. Along with the Ithacan king and six others namely: Lycaon, Alkimos, Amphidamas, Antilochus and Eurylochos, Amphialos survived the manslaughter of his six companions by the monster.[4]
- Amphialus, a young Phaeacian nobleman and son of Polyneus, son of Tecton. He competed in the games arranged to honour Odysseus.[5]
- Amphialus, one of the Suitors of Penelope from Ithaca along with 11 other wooers.[6] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[7]
