Phoenix

First appears: The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

In The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae Fragments 1–20, Phoenix is named as the father of Europa, whom Zeus saw gathering flowers with nymphs, and of Phineus; the account identifies Phoenix as Agenor’s son. In Fragments 21–40, Hesiod is said to name Phoenix and Alphesiboea as Adonis’s parents.

Relationship record

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

• child: Europa “Zeus saw Europa the daughter of Phoenix gathering flowers in a meadow with some nymphs”
• child: Phineus “according to Hesiod (Phineus) was the son of Phoenix, Agenor’s son and Cassiopea.”
• parent: Agenor “Phineus was the son of Phoenix, Agenor’s son and Cassiopea.”

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 21–40

• child: Adonis “But Hesiod says that he (Adonis) was the son of Phoenix and Alphesiboea.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.