Phocus (son of Æacus)
Also known as: Phocus · Family: Æacidæ · Role: son of Thetis · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 29
Life events
- Phocus was murdered, forcing Peleus and Telamon to flee.(Book 2 · Chapter 29)
- Æacus refused Telamon landing; Telamon built a mole, was convicted, and returned to Salamis.(Book 2 · Chapter 29 · 📍 Secret)
- With: Æacus Telamon
- “But Æacus would not let him land on the island, but bade him if he liked pile up a mole in the sea and make his defence there. Accordingly he sailed to the harbour called Secret, and by night produced a mole, which remains to this day. And being pronounced guilty of the death of Phocus he sailed back again to Salamis.”
- All Phocis adopts its name after Phocus and the Æginetans cross there by ship.(Book 10 · Chapter 1 · 📍 Phocis)
- “But not many years afterwards all the country now called Phocis got that name, after the Æginetans and Phocus the son of Æacus crossed over there in their ships.”
- Phocus obtained sovereignty over the people of Phocis and intended to settle there.(Book 10 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Phocis)
- “and obtained the sovereignty over the men in that part of the mainland, and meant to dwell there”
- Peleus contrived Phocus’ death after Phocus returned to Ægina.(Book 10 · Chapter 30)
- With: Peleus
- “and when Phocus not long after sailed back to Ægina, Peleus contrived his death”
- Phocus, son of Æacus, founded Drymæa, originally called Nauboles.(Book 10 · Chapter 33 · 📍 Drymæa)
- With: Æacus
- “It was originally called Nauboles, and its founder was they say Phocus the son of Æacus.”
Book 2 · Chapter 29
- child: Panopeus “according to the poet Asius Phocus’ sons were Panopeus and Crisus”
- child: Crisus “according to the poet Asius Phocus’ sons were Panopeus and Crisus”
- parent: Thetis “they were the sons of Endeis the daughter of Sciron, and Phocus was the son of her sister Thetis”
- with Peleus (Peleus killed Phocus by deliberately striking him with a stone.) “when Telamon and Peleus invited Phocus to the contest of the pentathlum, and it was Peleus’ turn to throw the stone, which served them for a quoit, he purposely threw it at Phocus and hit him.”
- with Telamon (Telamon was involved in the contest in which Phocus was killed.) “when Telamon and Peleus invited Phocus to the contest of the pentathlum, and it was Peleus’ turn to throw the stone, which served them for a quoit, he purposely threw it at Phocus and hit him.”
Book 10 · Chapter 1
- parent: Æacus “Phocus the son of Æacus crossed over there in their ships.”
Book 10 · Chapter 30
- parent: Æacus “When Phocus, the son of Æacus, crossed over from Ægina to the country now called Phocis”
- friends with Iaseus “Iaseus was most friendly with him, and offered him various presents, as was very natural, and among others a stone signet-ring set in gold”
- with Peleus (Peleus contrived Phocus's death.) “and when Phocus not long after sailed back to Ægina, Peleus contrived his death”
- with Iaseus (interaction) “and offered him various presents, as was very natural, and among others a stone signet-ring set in gold”
Book 10 · Chapter 33
- parent: Æacus (Æacus is Phocus's father.) “It was originally called Nauboles, and its founder was they say Phocus the son of Æacus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.