AMYNTOR (father of Phoenix)
Figure of myth · son of Ormenos and father of Phoenix
- Parents
- Ormenus
- Siblings
- Evaemon
- Consorts
- Phthia, Hippodamia, Clytia, Cleobule
- Children
- Phoenix, Astydameia, Crantor
- In the sources
- 11 ancient passages
Amyntor, son of Ormenus, held his home in the small city of Eleon on Parnassus.1,2 He was the father of Phoenix, Astydameia, and Crantor, while his sibling was Evaemon.3,4,2 His household included the concubine Phthia, as well as Hippodamia, Clytia, and Cleobule.3
The house in Eleon suffered a breach when Autolycus broke through the thick walls to steal a helmet.5,2 Later, Amyntor took up arms to prevent Heracles from marching through his territory.6 The hero killed him when he tried to block the passage.6 During the assault on the walls, his head was cut off, and a necklace fell from his neck into the dust.7 He stretched out his arms and prayed while being attacked.7
Trouble also arose within his family when his mother did not accept his concubine.8 Phthia made a false accusation, leading Amyntor to curse his son so that no descendant would ever sit on his knees.3,1 He called upon the Erinyes to witness this curse.1 Although his son planned to kill him, a god stopped the act, and relatives slaughtered animals and opened wine jars to try to keep the son.1
One of his sons served as an ambassador from Agamemnon and was a friend to the addressee of a letter.9 He was also the father of the sons of Astydameia.10
The codex facts behind this entry
In the myths
Autolycus broke through the thick walls of his house in Eleon to steal a helmet. Iliad 10 ¶23 +1
