Amphion (name)

Amphion ( Greek  Ἀμφίων ) was an ancient Greek male given name, which was later used as a cognomen (nickname) in the Roman naming .

Mythical name bearers

• Amphion , son of Antiope and Zeus or Epopeus , twin brother of Zethus , husband of Niobe .
  • Amphion, son of Amphion and Niobe.
• Amphion , son of Iasios and Persephone, king of Orchomenus .
• Amphion, a Bakchiade, father of Labda.
• Amphion, a leader of the Epeier (people in the Elis ) in the Trojan War .
• Amphion , son of Hyperasius and Hypso, one of the Argonauts .

Ancient name bearers

• Amphion , son of Akestor, a sculptor from Knossos in the 5th century BC. Chr.
• Amphion, a Greek painter.