person
Amphion
Son of Jupiter who, with his lyre, drew the stones into place to build the walls of Thebes.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §264 Amphion, son of Jove
Amphion, who raised the walls of Thebes by drawing the stones with his lyre.
- Oedipus §171 Amphion
Theban hero whose lyre raised the city walls; his 'hounds' howl in the haunted night.
- The Phoenician Women §569 Amphion
Co-founder of Thebes whose lyre-playing drew the stones of themselves into the city's walls.