Amphictyon
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Amphictyon (; , or ) was a king of Thermopylae and later Athens. In one account, he was the ruler of Locris.
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In Greek mythology, Amphictyon (; , or ) was a king of Thermopylae and later Athens. In one account, he was the ruler of Locris.
== Etymology == The name of Amphictyon is a back-formation from Amphictyons, plural, from Latin Amphictyones, from Greek Amphiktyones, Amphiktiones, literally, "neighbors" or "those dwelling around" from amphi- + -ktyones, -ktiones (from ktizein to found); akin to Sanskrit kṣeti he dwells, kṣiti abode, Avestan shitish dwelling, Armenian šen inhabited, cultivated.
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