Amycus was a doughty man but being a king he compelled strangers to box as a way of killing them. [2] When the Argonauts passed through Bithynia, Amycus challenged the best man of …

Oct 9, 2023 · Amycus was a violent and cruel king of the Bebrycians, a mythological race said to have lived in the region of Bithynia in northern Anatolia (part of modern-day Turkey). Amycus …

He was ruler of the country of the Bebryces, and when the Argonauts landed on the coast of his dominions, he challenged the bravest of them to a boxing match. Polydeuces, who accepted …

Amycus. A son of Poseidon by Bithynis, or by the Bithynian nymph Melia. He was ruler of the country of the Bebryces, and when the Argonauts landed on the coast of his dominions, he …

Mar 7, 2016 · Amycus, in mythology, king of the Bebryces, a savage people of *Bithynia. He was of gigantic strength and compelled all comers to the land to box with him, the loser to be at the …

This satyr play almost certainly told the story of the Argonauts and their encounter with Amycus, an inhospitable king in Bithynia, who would challenge travellers to a boxing match before …

In Book II of "The Argonautica" by Apollonius Rhodius, the narrative focuses on the confrontation between the Argonauts and Amycus, the king of the Bebrycians, known for his brutal boxing …

Amycus is a character from Greek mythology and literature, specifically known as a king of the Bebryces and a formidable boxer. He is famously depicted in 'The Argonautica' and also …

Original: Greek bronze statue of the so-called Terme Boxer (Amycus), end of 4th or beginning of 3rd century B.C., Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, inv. 1055. Image: Art Resource, by …

In Greek mythology, Amycus (Ἄμυκος) was the son of Poseidon and Melia. He was a boxer and King of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia. Polydeuces beat him in a boxing match …