First Known Use: 15th century
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Amphion
noun Am·phi·on \am-ˈfī-ən\
Definition of AMPHION
: a musician of Greek mythology who builds the walls of Thebes by charming the stones into place with his lyre
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Origin of AMPHION
Latin, from Greek Amphiōn
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