Amarynceus was the son of Onesimachus[1] or of Acetor (Alector)[2] and Diogeneia.
[4] Mnesimache, daughter of Dexamenus of Olenus, was the mother of his son Diores[5] while the other son Hippostratus was said have seduced Periboea, daughter of Hipponous.
[6] According to Hyginus, Amarynceus himself joined the expedition against Troy with nineteen ships.
Homer, on the other hand, only mentions Amarynceus' son Diores (also known by the patronymic Amarynceides) as partaking in the Trojan War.
[7] When Amarynceus died, his sons celebrated funeral games in his honor, in which Nestor took part.