Editing Amphion and Zethus (section)

{{Short description|Greek mythological figures; considered the founders of Thebes}}
{{for multi|the third century neoplatonist|Zethos the Arab|the vespid wasp genus|Zethus (genus)}}{{Other uses|Amphion}}[[File:The doctrine of morality - or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy - exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the (14744818991).jpg|thumb|Amphion and Zethus]]

'''Amphion''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|m|ˈ|f|aɪ|.|ɒ|n}} ({{Langx|grc|Ἀμφίων|Amphíōn}})) and '''Zethus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|iː|θ|ə|s}}; Ζῆθος ''Zēthos'') were, in ancient [[Greek mythology]], the twin sons of [[Zeus]] (or Theobus){{refn|According to other writers and to Antiochus {{refn|This Antiochus has not been identified. {{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09d3DwAAQBAJ&q=amphion+antiochus+theobus&pg=SA2-PA16 |title=Explicit Sources of Tzetzes' Chiliades |edition=2nd |first=Miguel |last=Carvalho Abrantes |chapter=2.16 Antiochus |date=30 April 2017 |publisher=CreateSpace |isbn=978-1545584620 |access-date=22 November 2018}}}} as cited in [[John Tzetzes]]. ''[http://www.theoi.com/Text/TzetzesChiliades1.html#13 Chiliades, 1.13 line 319]''}} by [[Antiope (mother of Amphion)|Antiope]]. They are important characters in one of the two [[founding myth]]s of the city of [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|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.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DN%3Aentry+group%3D3%3Aentry%3Dneis-bio-1 A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Neis]</ref>