Phorbas | |
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Prince of
Thessaly | |
Member of the Thessalian Royal Family | |
Other names | Phorbaceus |
Abode | Thessaly |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Triopas and Hiscilla |
Siblings | Erysichthon and Iphimedeia |
Consort | unknown |
Children | ? Pellen |
In Greek mythology, Phorbas[ pronunciation?] ( Ancient Greek: Φόρβας, gen. Φόρβαντος) or Phorbaceus[ pronunciation?] was a Thessalian prince and hero of the island of Rhodes. He was sometimes confounded with the Phlegyan Phorbas. [1]
Phorbas was the son of Triopas [2] and Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon, [3] and thus brother to Erysichthon [4] and Iphimedia, mother of the Aloads. [5] He was probably the Phorbas who was identified as the father of Pelles, [6] founder of Achaean Pellene, who fathered Hyperasius, father of the Argonauts Amphion and Asterius. [7]
When the people of the island of Rhodes fell victim to a plague of masses of serpents (may have been dragons or simply snakes), an oracle directed them to call on a man named Phorbas. Phorbas cleansed the island of the snakes and in gratitude the Rhodians venerated him as a hero. For his achievement he won a place among the stars as the constellation Serpentarius or Ophiuchus. [3]
According to an early account, before his departure, Phorbas was a rival in love of the god Apollo. [2] In a later account he was portrayed as Apollo's lover, consequently dying. [8][ failed verification]
Phorbas | |
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Prince of
Thessaly | |
Member of the Thessalian Royal Family | |
Other names | Phorbaceus |
Abode | Thessaly |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Triopas and Hiscilla |
Siblings | Erysichthon and Iphimedeia |
Consort | unknown |
Children | ? Pellen |
In Greek mythology, Phorbas[ pronunciation?] ( Ancient Greek: Φόρβας, gen. Φόρβαντος) or Phorbaceus[ pronunciation?] was a Thessalian prince and hero of the island of Rhodes. He was sometimes confounded with the Phlegyan Phorbas. [1]
Phorbas was the son of Triopas [2] and Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon, [3] and thus brother to Erysichthon [4] and Iphimedia, mother of the Aloads. [5] He was probably the Phorbas who was identified as the father of Pelles, [6] founder of Achaean Pellene, who fathered Hyperasius, father of the Argonauts Amphion and Asterius. [7]
When the people of the island of Rhodes fell victim to a plague of masses of serpents (may have been dragons or simply snakes), an oracle directed them to call on a man named Phorbas. Phorbas cleansed the island of the snakes and in gratitude the Rhodians venerated him as a hero. For his achievement he won a place among the stars as the constellation Serpentarius or Ophiuchus. [3]
According to an early account, before his departure, Phorbas was a rival in love of the god Apollo. [2] In a later account he was portrayed as Apollo's lover, consequently dying. [8][ failed verification]