Amycus

In Greek mythology, Amycus (Ancient Greek: Ἄμυκος) 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.Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, 2. 1.ff & 2. 94 ff with scholiaBibliotheca 1. 9. 20Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae, 17Argonautica Orphica, 657 ff He was also a prominent Trojan during the Trojan War. He married Theona and had one son named Mimas.Virgil, Aeneid, 10. 702 He followed Aeneas to Italy, where he was killed by Turnus.Virgil, Aeneid, 12. 509
==In popular culture==
*Amycus Carrow, a Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, is named after Amycus.
==References==
==External links==
*Myth Index - Amycus
Category:Greek Mythology
Category:Roman mythology