Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral · Character
Amphion
A mythical musician who built Thebes with his lyre.
minor
Also known as great Amphion
First appearance: Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson
Amphion's tie to Ismenus is one of the pressures that moves Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Niobe's husband, who later commits suicide out of grief.
Amphion first appears in 0046 niobe in distress for her children slain by apollo from ovid s metamorphoses book vi and from a view of the painting of mr richard wilson.
With Ismenus (family): Amphion and Ismenus are brothers in Greek mythology, often associated with Thebes and shared tragedy.
In Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson: Niobe's husband, who later commits suicide out of grief.
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- Mythological and Classical Figures
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Amphion in Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson