Amphimachus was killed along with most of his brothers by the sons of
Pterelaus.
When Electryon reigned over
Mycenae, the sons of Pterelaus came with some
Taphians and claimed the kingdom of
Mestor, their maternal grandfather, and as Electryon paid no heed to the claim, they drove away his kine; and when the sons of Electryon stood on their defence, they challenged and slew each other. But of the sons of Electryon there survived
Licymnius, who was still young; and of the sons of Pterelaus there survived
Everes, who guarded the ships. Those of the Taphians who escaped sailed away, taking with them the cattle they had lifted, and entrusted them to Polyxenus, king of the
Eleans; but
Amphitryon ransomed them from
Polyxenus and brought them to Mycenae. Wishing to avenge his sons' death, Electryon purposed to make war on the
Teleboans, but first he committed the kingdom to Amphitryon along with his daughter Alcmena, binding him by oath to keep her a virgin until his return. However, as he was receiving the cows back, one of them charged, and Amphitryon threw at her the club which he had in his hands. But the club rebounded from the cow's horns and striking Electryon's head killed him. Hence
Sthenelus laid hold of this pretext to banish Amphitryon from the whole of
Argos, while he himself seized the throne of Mycenae and
Tiryns; and he entrusted
Midea to
Atreus and
Thyestes, the sons of
Pelops, whom he had sent for.[2]
Amphimachus was killed along with most of his brothers by the sons of
Pterelaus.
When Electryon reigned over
Mycenae, the sons of Pterelaus came with some
Taphians and claimed the kingdom of
Mestor, their maternal grandfather, and as Electryon paid no heed to the claim, they drove away his kine; and when the sons of Electryon stood on their defence, they challenged and slew each other. But of the sons of Electryon there survived
Licymnius, who was still young; and of the sons of Pterelaus there survived
Everes, who guarded the ships. Those of the Taphians who escaped sailed away, taking with them the cattle they had lifted, and entrusted them to Polyxenus, king of the
Eleans; but
Amphitryon ransomed them from
Polyxenus and brought them to Mycenae. Wishing to avenge his sons' death, Electryon purposed to make war on the
Teleboans, but first he committed the kingdom to Amphitryon along with his daughter Alcmena, binding him by oath to keep her a virgin until his return. However, as he was receiving the cows back, one of them charged, and Amphitryon threw at her the club which he had in his hands. But the club rebounded from the cow's horns and striking Electryon's head killed him. Hence
Sthenelus laid hold of this pretext to banish Amphitryon from the whole of
Argos, while he himself seized the throne of Mycenae and
Tiryns; and he entrusted
Midea to
Atreus and
Thyestes, the sons of
Pelops, whom he had sent for.[2]