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Amycus

in Greek mythology, the king of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia
Person Mythological Greek Character Q697942
Amycus
Amycus Painter (name vase) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
male[7]
Occupation
king, pugilist
Father
Poseidon[4]
Mother
Bithynis[5]
Child
Butes[6]
Sibling
Mygdon of Bebryces[11]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa, Enciclopedia dell’Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Amycus en Amykos el Ἄμυκος es Amico es Ámico fr Amycos he אמיקוס hu Amükosz ja アミュコス ru Амик uk Амік zh 阿密科斯
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
805693, 316436179
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2023110739, sh88005430
GND ID
118648993
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12272947v
Biblissima authority ID
Önöz agar
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00578095
DDB person (GND) ID
118648993
Digital LIMC ID
5Ix8bAwVRjKOfX2BGzRoCAo
FactGrid item ID
Deutsche Schachbundesliga - Frauen
Freebase ID
/m/0khxs
HAND ID
4299-4766-C9BF-5AAE-BDB2
Harper's tag
amycus-greek-mythology
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Hederich encyclopedia article
Amycvs
IdRef ID
078600553
Library of Congress Classification
BL820.A63
Museum-digital person/organization ID
201821
Mythoskop ID
w540
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
386
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt36WvwTi7Y7
Sandrart.net person ID
3393
ToposText person ID
1606

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🔗 Connections
Parent of 2
Poseidon, Melia
Described by source 1
Pauly–Wissowa
Father 1
Poseidon
Occupation 1
king
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Mygdon of Bebryces
Siblings 1
Mygdon of Bebryces
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Summary

Amycus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He has worked as a king[2] and pugilist[3].

FAQs

Who were Amycus's parents?

Amycus's father was Poseidon[4]. Amycus's mother was Bithynis[5].

What did Amycus do for work?

Amycus worked as a king[2] and pugilist[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Amycus. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Enciclopedia dell’Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Deutsche Schachbundesliga - Frauen
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → amycus-greek-mythology
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: amycus-greek-mythology, Matched to amycus greek mythology (#289913494) in…"
  3. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 4299-4766-C9BF-5AAE-BDB2
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 4299-4766-C9BF-5AAE-BDB2, batch #265669"
  4. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Bithynis
    Sibling → Mygdon of Bebryces
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Enciclopedia dell’Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon
    Father → Poseidon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q297645, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
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