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Amphitryon [r]: A character from Greek mythology who was the husband of Alcmene, father of Iphicles, and stepfather of Heracles. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.