Amycus
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Amycus
For the centaur of this name see
Amycus (centaur)
, and other meanings see
Amycus (disambiguation)
. In
Greek mythology
, Amycus was the son of
Poseidon
and
Melia
. He was a boxer and King of the
Bebryces
, a mythical people in
Bithynia
.
Polydeuces
beat him in a boxing match when the
Argonauts
passed through Bithynia.He was also a prominent
Trojan
during the
Trojan War
. He married
Theona
and had one son:
Mimas
.
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Amycus
[Greek] The son of Poseidon and the nymph Melia. He was king of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia, and was very skilled in boxing. When the Argonauts passed through his territory, Polydeuces managed to defeat him in a fight.
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Amycus
Death Eater, brother to Alecto
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