Zethus
mythological figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
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Mythical figure who rebuked his brother Amphion for pursuing music and philosophy over practical affairs.
For I should be far baser than Zethus in censuring such things—as he admonished his brother, not thinking it fit that he should philosophize or spend his time about music, neglecting the care of his own affairs;
And you, perhaps, would have reviled Zethus and Amphion too, before they became known, and sworn that they were slaves, the sons of Zeus.
"Let us, then," said he, "leave the matter of family and of ancestors, since it seems to you so unstable—for perhaps you will turn out, like Amphion and Zethus and Alexander the son of Priam.
Phoenissae
Legendary co-founder of Thebes with Amphion, whose tomb is used as a landmark in the teichoscopia.
Who is that youth passing by the tomb of Zethus, with long flowing hair, fierce to see?