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JEREMY MCINERNEY

University of Pennsylvania

Amphictyon was the eponymous hero who gave his name to the local federation of central Greek states, the AMPHICTYONES (“Dwellers‐Around”), who first controlled the land around THERMOPYLAE and later DELPHI. In Greek MYTH (Apollod. Bibl. 1.7.2) he was the son of Pyrrha and DEUCALION, a GENEALOGY suggesting worship by local communities who shared stories of the flood, centered on Mt. PARNASSUS. He also occurs in the early king lists of ATHENS, having married the daughter of Cranaus. There was a sanctuary of Amphictyon at ANTHELA, near Thermopylae, as well as a sanctuary of DEMETER Amphictyonis (Hdt. 7.200.2).

SEE ALSO: Cranaoi; Heroes and Hero Cult; Temples and Sanctuaries