Amphictyon

Phoinix and Thermopylai there is a village called Anthela, by which the river Asopos flows, and so runs out into the sea; and about this village there is a wide space in which is set up a temple dedicated to Demeter of the Amphictyons, and there are seats for the Amphictyonic councillors and a temple dedicated to Amphictyon himself.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

It is for this, that last year, when the lot would have invested Hyperbolus with the duty of Amphictyon, we took his crown from him, to teach him that time must be divided according to the phases of the moon.

The Clouds 2000

'Tis for this, that last year, when the lot would have invested Hyperbolus [529] with the duty of Amphictyon, we took his crown from him, to teach him that time must be divided according to the phases of the moon.

The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes

The physical development of the country is expressed in the genealogy of a royal race, beginning with Cecrops and his wife Agraulia, continued in Cranaus and Amphictyon, and finally passing into Erichthonius, the son of Atthis, and foster son of Pandrosos.

The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Various

At Athens, as at Rome, we find traces of succession to the throne by marriage with a royal princess; for two of the most ancient kings of Athens, namely Cecrops and Amphictyon, are said to have married the daughters of their predecessors.

Chapter 14. The Succession to the Kingdom in Ancient Latium 1922

At Athens, as at Rome, we find traces of succession to the throne by marriage with a royal princess; for two of the most ancient kings of Athens, namely Cecrops and Amphictyon, are said to have married the daughters of their predecessors.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

Athens, namely Cecrops and Amphictyon, are said to have married the daughters of their predecessors.

The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897

The special surname by which Demeter and her temple at Thermopylæ was known -- the temple of the hero Amphictyon which stood at its side -- the word _Pyloea_, which obtained footing in the language to designate the half-yearly meeting of the deputies both at Thermopylæ and at Delphi -- these indications point to Thermopylæ (the real central point for all the twelve) as the primary place of meeting, and to the

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885

The hero Amphictyon, whose temple stood at Thermopylæ, passed in mythical genealogy for the brother of Hellen.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885

{205} Alcmena bore Iphicles to Amphictyon, Hercules to Zeus.

Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose 300 BC-260 BC Theocritus 1878