Phocus

Phocus

In Greek mythology, two different people bore the name Phocus.

#A Phocus, son of Aeacus and Psamathe. He was a strong athlete and this ability arose the jealousy of his half-brothers, Peleus and Telamon. Phocus was killed by one of his half-brothers, and his body was hidden in the woods. The tradition varies at this point: 1. Telamon threw a quoit at his head. 2. Telamon killed him with a spear while hunting. 3. Peleus killed him to please his mother, Endeis. Other sources say that (whichever brother was responsible) it was an accident. He had one son: Panopeus. [W. Smith, "A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology" [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104;query=id%3D%2314972;layout=;loc= Perseus database] ]
#A son of Poseidon, this Phocus founded the city of Phocis, which was named after him. [W. Smith, "A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology" [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104;query=id%3D%2314971;layout=;loc= Perseus database] ]

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