Phorbas of Elis

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In Greek mythology, Phorbas[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Φόρβας gen. Φόρβαντος) or Phorbaceus[pronunciation?] was a prince of the Thessalian Phlegyes who emigrated to Elis in the Peloponnesos.

Family[]

Phorbas was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas.

Mythology[]

Phorbas 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.[2] His sons with Hyrmine were Augeas,[3] Actor[4] and Tiphys,[5] all three were Argonauts.[6]

Phorbas was said to have been a lover of Apollo,[7][failed verification] and a bold boxer who attacked travelers on the road and was eventually defeated by Apollo.[8][9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.69.2
  2. ^ Eustathius of Thessalonica on Homer, pp. 1598
  3. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.5
  4. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 5.1.11
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 14.2
  6. ^ Eustathius of Thessalonica on Homer, p. 303
  7. ^ Plutarch, Numa 4.5
  8. ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad 23.660
  9. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.414 & 12.322

References[]

  • Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
  • Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.


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