proper noun · masculinethird declension
Amphitryō
Amphitryō m sg (genitive Amphitryōnis)
Meaning
- GreekAmphitryon (a son of Alcaeus and the husband of Alcmene; Zeus assumed his form to trick Alcmene into conceiving Heracles)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amphitryō | — |
| genitive | Amphitryōnis Amphitryōnos | — |
| dative | Amphitryōnī | — |
| accusative | Amphitryōnem Amphitryōna | — |
| ablative | Amphitryōne | — |
| vocative | Amphitryō | — |
Amphī^trўo (-ŭo) or ōn, ōnis, m., = Ἀμφιτρύων.
I. Son of Alceus and Hipponome, king of Thebes, and husband of Alcmene, Ov. M. 6, 112.—Hence, Amphī^trў-ōnĭădēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Amphitryo, i. e. Hercules, Cat. 68, 112; Ov. M. 9, 140; 15, 49; Verg. A. 8, 214.—
II. The name of a comedy of Plautus.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn).