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Amyclas
In
Greek mythology
,
Amyclas
refers to two individuals:
Amyclas, a
mythical king
of
Sparta
.
Amyclas, son of
Amphion
. He
perished
with his
brothers and sisters
in the
massacre
of
Niobids
. In other
versions
, however, he was
presented
as the only
surviving
male. When
Laius
the rightful
king of
Thebes
returned, he was
exiled
and
fled
to Sparta, where some say he founded Amyclae. He was the
father of
Harpalus
.
There is also an Amyclas in
Roman
epic:
In Lucan's
Pharsalia
,
Caesar
knocks on the
door
of a
poor
fisherman
named Amyclas as he
looks
to
cross
the
Adriatic
.
Dante
mentions this scene in
Paradiso
,
Canto
XI
.68.
