Amphithemis
Multiple figures from Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Amphithemis (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίθεμις), was the name of the following figures:
- Amphithemis, son of Acacallis (the daughter of Minos) and Apollo. He was born in Libya, to which Minos had banished Acacallis in retribution for her having an illicit relationship. By the Libyan lake nymph Tritonis, he fathered two sons: Nasamon and Caphaurus (also known as Cephalion). The latter was a shepherd who slew the Argonauts Eurybate and Canthus after they plundered his flocks.[1] In some stories, Amphithemis was the first mortal born. The Libyans claimed that he was born before the Hecatoncheires and that, when he rose from the plain, he offered Mother Earth a sacrifice of the sweet acorn.[2]
- In the Dionysiaca of Nonnus (5th century AD), Amphithemis is a centaur.[3]
