Phrastor
Appearance
In Greek mythology, the name Phrastor[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Φράστωρ) may refer to:
- Phrastor, son of Pelasgus and Menippe, daughter of Peneus. He was the father of Amyntor, grandfather of Teutamides and great-grandfather of Nanas.[1]
- Phrastor, in a rare version of the myth, son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Laonytus. The brothers fought against Erginus of Orchomenus and fell in the battle.[2]
- Phrastor, victor of javelin throw during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.[3]
References
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, 1.28.3
- ^ Pherecydes in scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women, 53
- ^ Pindar. Olympic Odes, 10.70ff