Amphion was the son of Antiope and Zeus.
Zethus Amphion's twin brother was also a son of Antiope and Zeus. Zethus is said to have built the city of Thebes.
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Amphion was the husband and, therefore, married to Niobe. They together had many children.
Their children were known as the Niobids.
Unfortunately, both his wife and all his children (the Niobids) were murdered by the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. After hearing such news, Amphion found it way too hard to go and passed away suddenly. In
In Greek mythology, Antiope was the mother of the twins Amphion and Zethus, by the god Zeus. Zeus was drawn by her appearance, so he took her by force and tricked her by taking the shape of a satyr.
Pregnant, she ran away and married Epopeus, king of Sicyon. She was later taken back and imprisoned by her uncle Lycus.
Antiope bore Amphion and Zethus, whom she was forced to abandon, and they were brought up by herdsmen.
Zethus was the twin brother of Amphion. He was considered a hero in many myths of Greek Mythology.
Their mother was forced to abandon them and leave them out on a mountain.
Zethus and his brother Amphion did not die of exposure because they were rescued by a shepherd who brought them up as his own.
Their mother eventually went in search of them, and when she found them, she told them what had happened to her when she was in the city she was taken to. They both entered into the city where she was mistreated and took the throne.
Zethus became an experienced hunter, while his brother became an expert in playing the lyre.
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When his beloved Hermes taught him to play and gave him a golden lyre, Amphion became a great singer and musician. Zethus and Amphion would often disagree over their skill's worth, each arguing that theirs is worth more.
Zethus then married Thebe, which later became the name of the city that they had invaded and taken the throne.
Zethus was said to have been buried in a simple mountain tomb, one that became a joint tomb with Amphion.
Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and the wife of King Amphion of Thebes in Greek mythology. Niobe was married to Ampion, and together they had fourteen children.
Together, they had a total of seven boys and seven girls. Niobe was foolish enough to mock Leto for only having two children during her time. Leto gave birth to twins who came to be known as Apollo and Artemis.
After all the bragging about how many children she had, the twins became extremely angry. Apollo killed all the boys, and Artemis did the same and hurt all the girls.