Phalces

Family: Temenid · Role: son of Temenus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 6

In Book 2, Chapter 6, Phalces, son of Temenus, seized Sicyon by night with the Dorians. He spared Lacestades, another descendant of Hercules, and shared the royal power with him. In Chapter 11, he built the temple of Hera the Guide after Hera guided him toward Sicyon.

In Chapter 28, Phalces and Cerynes went to Epidaurus to take their sister Hyrnetho from Deiphontes, whom she affirmed as her husband. When she resisted their attempt to carry her off, Deiphontes killed Cerynes with an arrow and closed with Phalces to reclaim her. Phalces pulled Hyrnetho too violently and killed her; he then fled in the travelling carriage before the Epidaurians could catch up.

Relationship record

Life events

• Phalces seized Sicyon and shared its royal power with Lacestades.(Book 2 · Chapter 6 · 📍 Sicyon)
  • With: Temenus Lacestades
  • “And Phalces, the son of Temenus, having seized Sicyon by night in conjunction with the Dorians, did no harm to Lacestades (as being himself also a descendant of Hercules), but shared the royal power with him.”
• Phalces built the temple of Hera the Guide after Hera guided him toward Sicyon.(Book 2 · Chapter 11)
  • With: Temenus Hera
  • “which was built by Phalces the son of Temenus, who said that Hera was his guide on the way to Sicyon.”
• Cerynes and Phalces abduct Hyrnetho against her will.(Book 2 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Epidaurus)
  • With: Cerynes Hyrnetho
  • “And they made no reply to her, but took hold of her, put her into the travelling carriage, and drove off.”
• Hyrnetho refuses their marriage proposal and affirms Deiphontes as her husband.(Book 2 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Epidaurus)
  • With: Hyrnetho Deiphontes Cerynes
  • “And Hyrnetho vexed at their words gave them back as good as they brought, and said that Deiphontes was acceptable to her as a husband”
• Phalces accidentally kills Hyrnetho while resisting Deiphontes.(Book 2 · Chapter 28)
  • With: Hyrnetho
  • “but Phalces resisting and pulling Hyrnetho too violently killed her, for she was pregnant.”
• Phalces flees in the travelling carriage after killing Hyrnetho.(Book 2 · Chapter 28)
  • “And he perceiving what he had done to his sister, drove the travelling carriage at full speed, hastening to be off before the Epidaurians could come up”

Book 2 · Chapter 6

• parent: Temenus “Phalces, the son of Temenus”
• with Lacestades (Phalces shared the royal power with Lacestades.) “but shared the royal power with him”

Book 2 · Chapter 11

• parent: Temenus (Temenus is Phalces's father.) “which was built by Phalces the son of Temenus, who said that Hera was his guide on the way to Sicyon.”

Book 2 · Chapter 13

• child: Rhegnidas “Rhegnidas a Dorian (the son of Phalces the son of Temenus) marched against it from Argos and Sicyon.”
• parent: Temenus “Rhegnidas a Dorian (the son of Phalces the son of Temenus) marched against it from Argos and Sicyon.”

Book 2 · Chapter 28

• parent: Temenus “Cisus and the other sons of Temenus knew that they would greatly vex Deiphontes, if they could by any means get Hyrnetho from him. Cerynes and Phalces therefore went alone to Epidaurus: for Argæeus the youngest did not approve of their plot.”
• siblings with Cerynes “And they leaving their travelling carriage near the walls sent a messenger to their sister, wishing they said to have a conversation with her.”
• siblings with Hyrnetho “And they leaving their travelling carriage near the walls sent a messenger to their sister, wishing they said to have a conversation with her.”
• with Hyrnetho (Phalces killed Hyrnetho accidentally while resisting Deiphontes.) “But Phalces resisting and pulling Hyrnetho too violently killed her, for she was pregnant.”
• siblings with Cisus “Cisus and the other sons of Temenus knew that they would greatly vex Deiphontes, if they could by any means get Hyrnetho from him. Cerynes and Phalces therefore went alone to Epidaurus: for Argæeus the youngest did not approve of their plot.”
• siblings with Argæeus “Cisus and the other sons of Temenus knew that they would greatly vex Deiphontes, if they could by any means get Hyrnetho from him. Cerynes and Phalces therefore went alone to Epidaurus: for Argæeus the youngest did not approve of their plot.”
• with Deiphontes (Deiphontes fought Phalces while attempting to rescue Hyrnetho.) “And Deiphontes when he came up with Cerynes shot at him and killed him with an arrow, but as Phalces was close to Hyrnetho he did not dare to shoot at him, lest he should miss him and kill her, but he closed with him and endeavoured to get her away.”
• with Hyrnetho (Phalces accidentally killed Hyrnetho during the abduction.) “But Phalces resisting and pulling Hyrnetho too violently killed her, for she was pregnant.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.