Phylacus

In Greek mythology, Phylacus /ˈfɪləkəs/ (Greek: Φύλακος) founded 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 may also refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 Eustathius on Homer, p. 323
  2. Homer, Iliad, 2. 705
  3. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 4 & 12
  4. Hyginus, Fabulae, 14
  5. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 47
  6. Homer, Odyssey, 15. 231
  7. Propertius, Elegies, 1. 19
  8. Homer, Iliad, 16. 181
  9. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 8. 7; 10. 23. 2


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