Amphilochus

[ am-fil-uh-kuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.

Example Sentences

“Okay, see Tisiphone’s father, Alcmaeon, accidentally left her and her brother, Amphilochus, with Creon, who was king of Thebes. Now Tisiphone, even as a young girl, was a total hottie, so Creon’s evil wife sold her into slavery. What the wife didn’t realize was that the guy who bought Tisiphone was actually working for Alcmaeon, her father. See? It was all a big plan to save his children.”

From Literature

And Clearchus makes a similar statement in the second book of his treatise on Proverbs, where he quotes the following lines, without saying from whose writings they come— My son, my excellent Amphilochus, Copy the shrewd device o' the polypus, And make yourself as like as possible To those whose land you chance to visit.

From Project Gutenberg

In order, however, to give the mother-state, Argos, a share in the mythical account of the foundation of the Pamphylian colonies, it was necessary that Amphilochus, who belonged to the family of the Amythaonidæ, should, together with Calchas, have some connexion with them all; and, in fact, it is not impossible that soothsayers from Argos, who called themselves descendants of this prophet and hero, were procured by the Rhodians for this service.

From Project Gutenberg

Having sent to consult the oracle of Amphilochus, he received for answer, that his affairs would go on better after his death.

From Project Gutenberg

I have mentioned, that in early times Cahen was a title universally conferred upon priests and prophets: hence Lycophron, who has continually allusions to obsolete terms, calls the two diviners, Mopsus and Amphilochus, Κυνας.

From Project Gutenberg