Phigalus
Family: Arcadians · Role: son of Lycaon · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 3
In Book 8, Chapter 3, Phigalus, son of Lycaon, joined Pallas and Orestheus in founding Pallantium; he also founded Phigalia, while Orestheus built Oresthasium. Nyctimus, the eldest son of Lycaon, succeeded to his power, while his brothers built cities.
In Book 8, Chapter 39, Phigalus is named as the original founder of the town of Phigalia. The town later regained its old name.
Relationship record
Life events
- Pallas, Orestheus, and Phigalus founded Pallantium, Oresthasium, and Phigalia.(Book 8 · Chapter 3)
- Phigalus founded the town of Phigalia.(Book 8 · Chapter 39 · 📍 Phigalia)
- “Phigalus was the son of Lycaon, and how he was the original founder of the town”
- The town later regained its original name, Phigalia.(Book 8 · Chapter 39 · 📍 Phigalia)
- “and afterwards got back its old name”
Book 8 · Chapter 3
- parent: Lycaon “Pallas and Orestheus and Phigalus built Pallantium”
- siblings with Nyctimus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
Book 8 · Chapter 5
- parent: Lycaon “Phigalus, (the founder of Phigalia, and the son of Lycaon)”
Book 8 · Chapter 39
- parent: Lycaon (Lycaon is identified as Phigalus's father.) “How Phigalus was the son of Lycaon, and how he was the original founder of the town,”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.