Zethus

Son of Zeus and Antiope. Kills Lycus for imprisoning his mother.

Genealogy

Antiope

Zeus

Aeacus, Aethlius, Aglaia, Amphion, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arcas, Ares, Argus, Artemis, Asopus, Ate, Athena, Atropus, Atymnius, Calliope, Castor, Clio, Clotho, Corinthus, Dardanus, Dike, Dionysus, Eirene, Endymion, Epaphus, Erato, Eunomia, Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Hebe, Helen, Hellen, Hephaestus, Hercules, Hermes, Iasion, Ilithyia, Lacedaemon, Lachesis, Megarus, Melpomene, Minos, Pan, Pelasgus, Persephone, Perseus, Pollux, Polymnia, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Targitaüs, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thalia, Tityus, Urania

Thebe

Places
  1. Dirce
  2. Eleurethae
  3. Thebes
Events
  1. Lycus killed by Amphion and Zethus
  2. Antiope gives birth to Amphion and Zethus
  3. Amphion and Zethus are exposed
  4. Amphion and Zethus are discovered and adopted by a shepherd
  5. Antiope is reunited with Amphion and Zethus
  6. Amphion and Zethus kill Lycus
  7. Amphion and Zethus tie Dirce to a bull and throw her into a spring
  8. Amphion and Zethus expel Laius and rule Thebes
  9. Zethus marries Thebe
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.6
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.1
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.4
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.6
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.9
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 8.4
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.4
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.5
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 32.11
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