person
Zethus
Twin brother of Amphion, a herdsman of the wild and, with his brother, a founder of Thebes.
Reading notes
- Oedipus §609 Zethus
Theban hero, twin of Amphion, who tamed bulls by strength; he rises first among the ghosts.
- The Phoenician Women §12 bull of Zethus
Zethus, with his twin Amphion a founder of Thebes; the bull recalls Dirce, dragged to her death tied to a wild bull.