Zethos
Zethos ( Greek Ζήθος ) is in Greek mythology a son of Antiope and Zeus or Epopeus , the twin brother of Amphion and with him the ruler of Thebes . His wife was either Aëdon or Thebe . He had two sons Itylos and Neis . When his wife killed a son because of a misunderstanding, Zethos took her own life.
literature
- Hans von Geisau: Zethos. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XA, Stuttgart 1972, Sp. 245-247.
- Franz Heger: Amphion . In: Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). Volume I, Zurich / Munich 1981, pp. 718–723.
- Nina Johansen: Zethos 1. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12.2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1996-2015, ISBN 3-476-01470-3 , Col. 779 f.
- Marie Luise Kaschnitz : The Boeotian Dioscuri. In: (dies.): Greek myths. Insel, Frankfurt a. M. & Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-458-17071-5 , pp. 85–95 (poetic retelling of the myth)
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Lycus |
King of Thebes Joint government with Amphion 14th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Laios |