Amphion and Zethus fit of madness and became a nightingale. After the deaths of Amphion and Zethus, Laius returned to Thebes and became king. Compare with Castor and Polydeuces (the Dioscuri) of Greece, and with Romulus and Remus of Rome. Plato, "Gorgias", 485e. Amphion and Zethus Amphion () and Zethus (, "Zēthos") were, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus (or Theobus) by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of Thebes, because they constructed the city's walls. Amphion and Zethus were the sons of Antiope, who fled in shame to Sicyon after
Zeus not be claimed; she was left to all three, each according to their capabilities, which explains why Poseidon was the "earth-shaker" (the god of earthquakes) and Hades claimed the humans who died (see also Penthus). Gaia resented the way Zeus had treated the Titans, because they were her children. Soon after taking the throne as king of the gods, Zeus had to fight some of Gaia's other children, the monsters Typhon and Echidna. He vanquished Typhon and trapped him under Mount Etna, but left Echidna and her children alive. Zeus was brother and consort of Hera. By Hera, Zeus sired