Amphinomus

In Greek mythology, Amphinomus (/æmˈfɪnəməs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίνομος Amphínomos; literally "grazing all about") may refer to the following personages:

  • Amphinomus, the Aetolian father of Thyrie (Hyria) who became the mother of Cycnus by Apollo.[1]
  • Amphinomus, a prince of Dulichium as the son of King Nisos. He was one of the suitors of Penelope[2] and was considered the best-behaved of them. Despite Odysseus's warning, Amphinomus was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor nonetheless. He was killed by a spear thrown by Telemachus during the murder of the suitors; ironically, Amphinomous had twice tried to dissuade the suitors from killing Telemachus.[3]
  • Amphinomus, son of Diomedes and the daughter of King Daunus of Apulia in Italy.[4]

There was also a Greek geometer called Amphinomus. He is thought to have flourished in the fourth century BC, but is otherwise unknown. He is mentioned a few times by Proclus in his Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements.[5]

Notes
  1. Antoninus Liberalis, 12
  2. Apollodorus, Epitome 7.27
  3. Homer, Odyssey 18.395 & 412; 20.244 & 22.89; Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
  4. Antoninus Liberalis, 37
  5. Morrow 63

References
  • Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Glenn R. Morrow, Proclus: A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey (1970)


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