Ambrax

Ambracia in ancient Epirus.

In Greek mythology, Ambrax (/ˈæmbræks/; Ancient Greek: Άμβραξ) may refer to the following personages:

Ambrax, son of Thesprotus, son of King Lycaon of Arcadia. The town of Ambracia was said to have derived its name from him.^[1] Compare with the below character.
Ambrax, king of the city of Ambracia located in the region of Epirus in ancient Greece. He was the ruler when the exiled Aeneas came to his city. Ambrax was the son of Dexamenus who was in turn the son of Hercules.^[2]

Note

^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Ambrakia
^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.50.4

References

Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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