Amphion

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This article is about Amphion in Greek mythology. For naval vessels named Amphion, see HMS Amphion and USS Amphion, and for speakers, see Amphion Loudspeakers.

There are two characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:

• Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). Together they are famous for building Thebes. Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children at the hands of Apollo and Artemis. One of his surviving children was the daughter now renamed as Chloris.
• Amphion, son of Hyperasius and Hypso, an Argonaut.lt:Amfionas