1) Mythological Greek character 
Amarynceus (Ἀμαρυγκεύς) was in Greek mythology a chief of the Eleans, and a son of Onesimachus or of Acetor. 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 Troj....
a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.