For the genus of sponge, seeAmphimedon (sponge)

InHomer'sOdyssey,Amphimedon (/æmˈfɪmɪˌdɒn,-dən/;Ancient Greek:Ἀμφιμέδων) was theIthacan son ofMelaneus andone of the suitors ofPenelope.^[1]

While retreating fromOdysseus's party during the final stages of the battle in the latter's hall, Amphimedon gave a glancing blow to the carapace ofTelemachus, to whom he fell shortly afterwards.^[2][3] In theUnderworld, he told the story of the suitors' slaughter byOdysseus andTelemachus.^[4]

• Apollodorus,The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
• Homer,The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919.ISBN 978-0674995611.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.

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