Iphitus

American  

[if-i-tuhs, ahy-fi-] / ˈɪf ɪ təs, ˈaɪ fɪ- /

Or Iphitos

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Eurytus, thrown to his death off the walls of Tiryns by Hercules.

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Example Sentences

That bow had been given to him by a hero named Iphitus long ago.

From The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Pogany, Willy

He joined Iphitus, therefore; and ordering, along with him, the ceremonies of the festival, rendered it more magnificent and lasting.

From Ideal Commonwealths by More, Thomas, Sir, Saint

We now proceed immediately to the Messenian wars, since it is hardly possible to find one independent event between the commencement of them and the time of Iphitus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

That bow He had received and quiver from the hand Of godlike Iphitus Eurytides, Whom, in Messenia,96 in the house he met Of brave Orsilochus.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

According to a tradition, possibly more authentic, they were re-established by Iphitus, king of Elis, in concert with the Spartan Lycurgus and Cleosthenes of Pisa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various