Amphion. The sons of Antiope and Zeus, Am-phion and his twin brother Zethus were abandoned at birth and raised by a shepherd. Given a lyre by the god Hermes, Amphion became a great musician, while Zethus became a herdsman. As adults, they were reunited with their mother when they saved her from the torments of Lycus, king of Cadmeia, and his cruel wife, Dirce. The two brothers became the rulers of Cadmeia and set about to fortify the city. By the power of his music, Amphion charmed the stones needed to build the city walls and moved them into place. Zethus married the nymph Thebe, for whom the city was renamed Thebes. Amphion married Niobe, and when their children were slain by Apollo and Artemis, he committed suicide. Others say that Amphion assaulted the temple at Delphi in revenge and was killed by Apollo. Most postclassical treatments of the myth in the arts celebrate the power of Amphion’s music. Classical Sources. Homer, Odyssey 11.260—64. Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.146-312. Apollodorus, Biblioteca 3.5.5-6. Pausanias, Description of Greece 9.S.6-9. Hyginus, tabulae 7, 8, 9- See also Antiope, and Dirce; Niobe.