The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Iphis (grandfather)

Also known as: Iphis · Family: Phæstian · Role: grandfather of Iphis · First appears: Fable 82

Fable 82

  • with Iphis (Iphis was named after the grandfather.) “The grandfather had been called Iphis. The mother rejoiced in that name because it was common {to both sexes}”
  • younger kin: Iphis “The father performed his vows, and gave {the child} the name of its grandfather. The grandfather had been called Iphis.”

Also listed in Phæstian — Minor Figures

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