Zethus Slossonae
Zethus may refer to: * Zethus, the husband of the nymph Thebe in Greek mythology *Zethus (wasp), a genus of potter wasps *Zethus (crater) Zethus is a large crater on Jupiter's moon Thebe. The crater is named after Zethus, the husband of the nymph Thebe in Greek mythology, and is the only named surface feature on Thebe. It measures across in diameter, making quite large when com ...

Amphion And Zethus
Amphion ( ()) and Zethus (; Ζῆθος ''Zēthos'') were, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus (or Theobus) by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of Thebes, because they constructed the city's walls. Zethus or Amphion had a daughter who was called Neis (Νηίς), the Neitian gate at Thebes was believed to have derived its name from her. Mythology Childhood Amphion and Zethus were the sons of Antiope, who fled in shame to Sicyon after Zeus raped her, and married King Epopeus there. However, either Nycteus or Lycus attacked Sicyon in order to carry her back to Thebes and punish her. On the way back, she gave birth to the twins and was forced to expose them on Mount Cithaeron. Lycus gave her to his wife, Dirce, who treated her very cruelly for many years.Apollodorus, 3.5.5 Antiope eventually escaped and found her sons living near Mount Cithaeron. After they were convinced that she was their mother, they killed ...
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Zethus (wasp)
''Zethus'' is a very large, mainly neotropical genus of potter wasps with some species representation also in the Nearctic, Afrotropical, Australian and Indomalayan The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ... regions. The genus is subdivided into a few subgenera which nevertheless need a phylogenetic analysis to recognize their natural limits. Species See the separate list of ''Zethus'' species. References * Bohart, R. M. and L. A. Stange. 1965. A revision of the genus ''Zethus'' Fabricius in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 40: 1–208. External links ''Zethus'' spp., mason wasps of Floridaon the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Potter wasps Hymenoptera genera {{potter-wasp-stub ...
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