Agamēdēs (English spelling) Agamedes

Japanese: Agamēdēs(英語表記)Agamedes
Agamēdēs (English spelling) Agamedes

…son of Erginos, king of Orchomenus. Together with his brother Agamedes, they were famous architects, building the temples of Apollo at Delphi and Poseidon at Mantinea. Later, when they built the treasury of Hyrieus, king of Hyria, on the island of Euboea, the two men tampered with one of the foundation stones and later stole the treasures.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オルコメノス王エルギノスErginosの子。兄のアガメデスAgamēdēsとともに建築家として知られ,デルフォイのアポロン神殿,マンティネイアのポセイドン神殿などを建てた。その後,エウボイア島対岸の町ヒュリアの王ヒュリエウスHyrieusの宝蔵を造ったとき,二人は土台石のひとつに細工をしておき,あとでたびたび忍び入って宝物を盗み出した。…

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