AMPHITRYON
\ˈamfɪtɹɪən], \ˈamfɪtɹɪən], \ˈa_m_f_ɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ__ə_n]\
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am-fit'ri-on, n. a host or entertainer. [From Amphitryon in Molière's comedy, who gives a great dinner. Amphitryon in Gr. mythology was husband of Alcmene, who was deceived by Zeus in her husband's semblance, and so became the mother of Hercules.]
By Thomas Davidson
