Amphitryon

Japanese: アンフィトリュオン(英語表記)Amphitryon
Amphitryon
Hero of Greek mythology. Son of Alcaeus. He was engaged to Alcmene, the daughter of his uncle Electryon, who succeeded his father as king of Mycenae, but one day he accidentally killed Electryon and fled to Thebes to live with King Creon, taking Alcmene with him. As a condition for their marriage, Alcmene demanded that he defeat King Pterelaus, who had been the enemy of her brother. While he was away on a campaign, Alcmene had a relationship with Zeus, who had deceived her in the guise of Amphitryon, and then married him when he returned in triumph. Alcmene is said to have given birth to twins, Iphicles, who was his son, and Hercules, the son of Zeus.

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Japanese:
ギリシア神話の英雄。アルカイオスの息子。父の跡を継いでミケーネ王となった伯父エレクトリュオンの娘アルクメネと婚約していたが,あるとき誤ってエレクトリュオンを殺してしまい,アルクメネを連れてテーベのクレオン王のもとに亡命した。結婚の条件に,アルクメネから兄弟の仇であるプテレラオス王を討つことを要求され,出征した間に,アルクメネはアンフィトリュオンの姿をかりて彼女を欺いたゼウスと関係をもち,そのあとで凱旋した彼と結婚したので,アルクメネからは,彼の種によるイフィクレスと,ゼウスの息子ヘラクレスとの双子が生れたとされる。

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