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Phaeax (mythology)

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In Greek Mythology, Phaeax (Greek: Φαίαξ) was a son of Poseidon and Korkyra (Cercyra), from whom the Phaeacians derived their name.[1] Conon calls him the father of Alcinous and Locrus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Diodorus iv. 72 ; Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Φαίαξ.
  2. ^ Conon, Narrations 3.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)