Amphoterus
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Amphoterus or Amphoteros may refer to:
- Amphoterus son of Alcmaeon by CallirrhoeCallirrhoe (naiad)In Greek mythology, Callirrhoe was a naiad. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She had three husbands, Chrysaor, Neilus and Poseidon. She was one of the three ancestors of the Tyrians, along with Abarbarea and Drosera...
, and brother of AcarnanAcarnanIn Greek mythology, Acarnan , one of the Epigones, was a son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe, and brother of Amphoterus. Their father was murdered by Phegeus , when they were yet very young, and Calirrhoe prayed to Zeus to make her sons grow quickly, that they might be able to avenge the death of their... - Amphoterus a Trojan of this name occurs Homer Il. xvi. 415.
- Amphoterus (admiral)Amphoterus (admiral)Amphoterus the brother of Craterus, was appointed by Alexander the Great commander of the fleet in the Hellespont in 333 BC. Amphoterus subdued the islands between Greece and Asia which did not acknowledge Alexander, cleared Crete of the Persians and pirates, and sailed to Peloponnesus in 331 BC,...
of Alexander the Great