Amyntor () may refer to:
*In Greek mythology:
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Amyntor (son of Ormenus)
In Greek mythology, Amyntor (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντωρ, translit. ''Amýntor'', lit. 'defender') was the son of Ormenus, and a king of Eleon or Ormenium. Amyntor's son Phoenix, on his mother's urgings, had sex with his father's concubine, ...
, a mythological king, who was the father of Phoenix, the tutor and companion of Achilles.
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Amyntor (son of Aegyptus), killed by his wife Damone, one of the Danaïdes.
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Amyntor (son of Phrastor), father of Teutamides and grandfather of Nanas.
*People:
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Amyntor (Macedonian)
Amyntor (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντωρ ''Amýntor'' "defender") was the name of a 4th-century BC Macedonian aristocrat, possibly of Athenian descent. He was the father of Hephaestion Amyntoros, who was a close companion and lieutenant to Alexand ...
, a 4th-century Macedonian aristocrat and the father of Hephaestion, the general and companion of Alexander the Great
:*Gerhard von Amyntor, the pen name of the 19th-century German poet
Dagobert von Gerhardt
Dagobert von Gerhardt (pen-name Gerhard von Amyntor; 12 July 1831 in Liegnitz, Silesia – now Legnica, Poland – 24 February 1910 in Potsdam) was a German soldier, poet, and novelist.
Biography
After attending the gymnasium at Glogau, he ...
*In biology
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Ceratomia amyntor
''Ceratomia amyntor'', the elm sphinx or four-horned sphinx, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1835. It has a wingspan of - inches (8.2 - 11.5 cm). As the name suggests, the l ...
'', the elm sphinx or four-horned sphinx, a North American moth in the family Sphingidae.
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Cyanophrys amyntor
''Cyanophrys amyntor'', the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas ...
'', or the Amyntor greenstreak, a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
:*''Papilio amyntor'', a synonym for the butterfly species
Artipe eryx
''Artipe eryx'', the green flash, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (North India, Burma, China, Indochina, Peninsular Malaya, Taiwan, Borneo, Sulaw ...
*In the arts:
:*''Amyntor, or a Defence of Milton's Life'', a 1699 book by the Irish rationalist philosopher
John Toland
John Toland (30 November 167011 March 1722) was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, which are early expressions ...
:*''Amyntor and Theodora'' a 1747 play by the Scottish dramatist
David Mallet
:*"Amyntor", a 1795 song by the English composer
Raynor Taylor
Raynor Taylor (1747 – 17 August 1825) was an English organist, music teacher, composer, and singer who lived and worked in the United States after emigrating in 1792. Active in composing music for the theater, outdoor pleasure garden, and the Ang ...
:*Amyntor, a character in the 1948 historical novel ''
The King Must Die'', by Mary Renault, about the ancient Greek hero Theseus.
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