Amythaon

Ămȳthāōn (also Ămĭth-), ŏnis, m., = Ἀμυθάων,

• a Greek, the father of Melampus, Ov. M. 15, 325.
• —Hence, Ămythāŏ-nĭus, a, um, of Amythaon, Verg. G. 3, 550; Prop. 2, 4, 10.

Amythāōn, onis, m. (Ἀμυθάων), ein Wahrsager aus Argos, Vater des Melampus, des Bias u. der Äolia, Ov. met. 15, 325. Stat. Theb. 3, 452. – Dav. Amythāonius, a, um, amythaonisch, domus, Prop. 2, 3, 54: Melampus, der Amythaonier = des Amythaon Sohn, Verg. georg. 3, 550. Tibull. 4, 1, 120: u. von demselben absol. Amythaonius, Col. poët. 10, 348.

Ămythāōn, ŏnis, m. , père de Mélampe : Ov. M. 15, 325 || -āŏnĭus, a, um, dʼAmithaon : Virg. G. 3, 550.

Amytha'on

(Ἀμυθάων), a son of Cretheus and Tyro (Hom. Od. 11.235, &c.), and brother of Aeson and Pheres. (Hom. Od. 11.259.) He dwelt at Pylos in Messenia. and by Idomene became the father of Bias, Melampus, and Acolia. (Apollod. 1.9.11, 7.7.) According to Pindar (Pind. P. 4.220, &c.), he and several other members of his family went to Iolcus to intercede with Pelias on behalf of Jason. Pausanias (5.8.1) mentions him among those to whom the restoration of the Olympian games was ascribed. [L.S]

Amythāon

(Ἀμυθάων). A son of Cretheus and Tyro, and father of Bias and Melampus. ( Od. xi. 235.) See Olympia.

Amythaon Amythaon, son of Cretheus

• dwells in Pylos: Apollod. 1.9.11
• father of Melampus: Paus. 2.18.4, Paus. 6.17.6, Paus. 8.47.3
• father of Bias and the seer Melampus: Apollod. 1.9.11, Hdt. 2.49
• father of Aeolia: Apollod. 1.7.5

Amythaon(2), son of Cretheus

• holds Olympic games: Paus. 5.8.2