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Greek mythical figure
In
Greek mythology , Phorcys (;
Ancient Greek :
Φόρκυς , Phorkus ) was a
Phrygian ally of King
Priam in the
Trojan War . Phorcys appears in
The Iliad as the leader of the Phrygians, a son of
Phaenops .
[1] The
Bibliotheca , however, refers to him as a son of
Aretaon and brother of Ascanius, another Phrygian leader.
[2] Phorcys is mentioned among the Trojan allies whom
Hector addresses with a speech in Book 17 of the Iliad .
[3] He was killed in battle by the Greek hero
Ajax .
[4]
Phorcys is referenced in
Pausanias ' Description of Greece : the author explains that Phorcys was referred to as "shieldless" in the Iliad because he was wearing a two-piece
corselet , which was thought to provide enough protection in the battle.
[5]
Notes
References
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 .
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.
ISBN
978-0674995796 .
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.
ISBN
978-0198145318 .
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 .