Phylacus
In Greek mythology, Phylacus /ˈfɪləkəs/ (Template:Lang-el) was the name of the following figures:
- Phylacus, founder of the city of Phylace, Thessaly.[1] He was the son of Deioneus and Diomede, husband of Clymene (Periclymene), and the father of Iphiclus and Alcimede.[2][3][4] His children and grandchildren are sometimes referred to by the patronymic Phylacides.[5][6][7] His grandson through Iphiclus was also named Phylacus.[1]
- Phylacus, a Trojan who was killed by Leitus.[8]
- Phylacus, a hero who had a sanctuary in Delphi. He was one of the four heroes whose ghosts terrified the Gaulish troops that attacked Delphi.[9]
References
- ^ a b Eustathius on Homer, p. 323
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 2. 705
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 4 & 12
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 14
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 47
- ^ Homer, Odyssey, 15. 231
- ^ Propertius, Elegies, 1. 19
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 16. 181
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 8. 7; 10. 23. 2