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(Ἀµφιτρύων [ Amphitrýōn], Αλκµήνη [ Alkmḗnē]; Latin Amphitruo, Alcumena) A. Myth Am., a Theban general, son of Alcaeus and grandson of Perseus, king of Tiryns and founder of Mycenae, courts Al., daughter of Electryon, a brother of Alcaeus and successor of Perseus as king. To win Al.’s hand in marriage, Am. must join Electryon in battle against the sons of the Taphian (Teleboan) Pterelaus, also a descendant of Perseus. The sons of Electryon and Pterelaus fall in the battle. Am. is granted Al.’s hand, but …

(Σίσυφος; Latin Sisyphus) A. Myth The only remnant today of the mythical existence of S. is the proverbial ‘Sisyphean’ labour imposed upon him in the Underworld after his death. The first reference to this comes in Odysseus’ tale of his descent into the Underworld, in the course of which he describes in detail the devious tortures devised for three notorious evildoers, Tityus, Tantalus and S., which he witnessed there (Hom. Od. 11,593–600): S., he says, must roll a gigantic boulder up a mountain, but…