Phylacus

In Greek mythology, Phylacus (Template:IPAc-en; Ancient Greek: Φύλακος means "guardian"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>) was the name of the following figures:

• Phylacus, founder of the city of Phylace, Thessaly.<ref name="Eustathius on Homer, p. 323">Eustathius on Homer, p. 323</ref> He was the son of Deioneus and Diomede, husband of Clymene<ref>Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45; on Odyssey 11.326</ref> (Periclymene), and the father of Iphiclus,<ref>Homer, Iliad 2.705</ref> Alcimede,<ref name=":0">Hyginus, Fabulae 14: compare "... Alcimede, Clymene's daughter..." vs. "... Iphiclus, son of Phylacus, by Periclymene, daughter of Minyas, from Thessaly, Jason's maternal uncle"</ref> Evadne<ref>Hyginus, Fabulae 243</ref> and possibly Clymenus.<ref>Apollodorus, 1.9.4 & 12</ref> In some accounts, Phylacus was also called the father of Alcimache who became the mother of Ajax the Lesser to Oileus.<ref>Scholia on Homer, Iliad 15.333 & 336</ref> His children and grandchildren are sometimes referred to by the patronymic Phylacides.<ref>Homer, Odyssey 15. 231; Apollonius Rhodius, 1.47; Propertius, Elegies 1.19</ref> His grandson through Iphiclus was also named Phylacus.<ref name="Eustathius on Homer, p. 323" /> In some accounts, his grandsons Protesilaus and Podarces were called his sons by Astyoche.<ref>Eustathius on Homer, Iliad 323 & 41</ref>
• Phylacus, a Trojan who was killed by Leitus.<ref>Homer, Iliad 16.181</ref>
• 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.<ref>Pausanias, 10.8.7 & 10.23.2</ref>

References

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• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• 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. Template:ISBN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Sextus Propertius, Elegies from Charm. Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Latin text available at the same website.