Antiope of Thebes
Greek · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Mortal princess of Thebes, daughter of Nycteus. Visited by Zeus as a satyr; conceived twin sons Amphion and Zethus. Persecuted by her uncle Lycus and his wife Dirce; rescued by her grown sons. Distinct from Antiope the Amazon.
Children
Powers
- Bear the divine twins Amphion and Zethus to Zeus
Relations
- lover: ZeusVisited by Zeus in the form of a satyr.Hom. Od. 11.260-265; Apollod. 3.5.5 (primary)
- mother of: AmphionHom. Od. 11.260-265 (primary)
- mother of: ZethusHom. Od. 11.260-265 (primary)