Phorbas
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In Greek mythology, Phorbas (Greek: Φόρβας, gen. Φόρβαντος) or Phorbaceus may refer to:
- Phorbas, a prince of the Thessalian Phlegyes who emigrated to Elis in the Peloponnesos. Phorbas was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas. He assisted Alector, king of Elis, in the war against Pelops, and shared the kingdom with him.[1] He married Hyrmine, sister of Alector, and gave his daughter Diogeneia in marriage to Alector. His sons with Hyrmine were Augeas (perhaps he of the Augean Stables) and Actor, the Argonauts.[2][3][4] Other less well-supported traditions have Phorbas as a bold boxer who attacked travelers on the road and was eventually defeated by Apollo[5][6].
- Phorbas, son of Triopas and Hiscilla (daughter of Myrmidon), a hero of the island of Rhodes, was sometimes confounded with the Phlegyan Phorbas.[7] When the people of the island of Rhodes fell victim to a plague of masses of serpents (may have been dragons or simply snakes), an oracle directed them to call on a man named Phorbas. Phorbas cleansed the island of the snakes and in gratitude the Rhodians venerated him as a hero. For his achievement he won a place among the stars as the constellation Serpentarius or Ophiuchus.[8] Phorbas, son of Triopas, was also said to have been the father of Pellen, eponym of the city of Pellene, Achaea.[9]
- Phorbas was also the name of the father of Triopas, king of Argos, with Euboea. His own parents were either Argus and Evadne[10] or Criasus and Melantho; in the latter case, he was brother of Ereuthalion and Cleoboea and father of another son, Arestor.[11] According to Tatiānus, he may have been a king of Argos himself. According to Eusebius, he reigned for thirty five years as the king of Argos.
- Phorbas, a shepherd of King Laius, finds the infant Oedipus on the hillside and ensures his survival to fulfill his destiny.[12] A number of sculptures, ranging from the 14th to the 19th century, memorialize Phorbas' rescue of Oedipus. He might be the same as Phorbas, attendant of Antigone.[13]
- Phorbas, listed as a king or archon of Athens.[14]
- Phorbas of Troy, who was favored and made rich by Hermes. He had a son Ilioneus, who was killed by Peneleus.[17][18]
- Phorbas of Acarnania, son of Poseidon, who went to Eleusis together with Eumolpus to fight against Erechtheus, and was killed by the opponent.[20][21][22][23]
- Phorbas, son of Helios and father of Ambracia (eponym of the city of Ambracia). She could also have been daughter of Augeas, granddaughter of Phorbas of Thessaly.[25]
- Phorbas, father of Dexithea who, according to one version, was the mother of Romulus and Romus by Aeneas.[28]
The name Phorbas is not to be confused with Phorbus (Φόρβος), which refers to the father of Pronoe (wife of Aetolus)[29]
[edit] References
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 69. 2
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 5. 1. 11
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 2. 5. 5
- ^ Eustathius on Homer, p. 303
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad, 23. 660
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9. 414 & 12. 322
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 58. 5
- ^ Hyginus, Poetical Astronomy, 2. 14
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 26. 12
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 16. 1
- ^ Scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women, 1116: on Orestes, 920
- ^ Seneca the Younger, Oedipus, 840 ff
- ^ Statius, Thebaid, 7. 253
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6. 19. 13
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 9. 665
- ^ Dictys Cretensis, 2. 16
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 14. 489 ff
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid, 5. 842
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5. 74
- ^ Suda s. v. Phorbanteion
- ^ Eustathius on Homer, p. 1156
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad, 18. 483 ff
- ^ Scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women, 854
- ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 14. 94 ff
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, ss. vv. Ambrakia, Dexamenai
- ^ Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History, 1
- ^ Hesychius of Alexandria s. v. Phorbas
- ^ Plutarch, Romulus, 2. 2
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 1. 7. 7
[edit] Sources
- Imago Mundi: Phorbas. Accessed 14 May 2006.
- Oedipus in Art
- Phorbas bringing Oedipus back to life, Louvre, Paris, France (french)
- Seneca: Oedipus. Accessed 14 May 2006.
- Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 1870.
[edit] See also
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| Preceded by Criasus |
King of Argos | Succeeded by Triopas |
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