Date
Name Amycus
Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Ἄμυκος
Other Forms FormsAmykos
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Meaning & History
This was the name of the first king of the Bebryces tribe in eastern Bithynia (northwestern Anatolia) in Greek legend, the son of POSEIDON and the nymph MELIA. When the Argonauts passed through his territory, Polydeuces managed to defeat Amycus boxing.
It is probably associated with Latin #amicus# "friend".