Phoenix

Family: gods · Role: son of Amyntor · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.1

🌐 Also appears in: The Iliad (as Phoenix)

Phoenix is named as a son of Agenor and Telephassa, while another account makes Europa his daughter rather than Agenor’s. He is also identified as the son of Amyntor, who blinded him; Phthia was his father’s concubine. Peleus brought him to Chiron, who restored his sight, and then made him king of the Dolopians. Phoenix accompanied Achilles, and one account names Adonis as his son by Alphesiboea.

During the war, Odysseus and Phoenix were sent to Lycomedes at Scyros and persuaded him to release Neoptolemus. On the journey, Phoenix died, and Neoptolemus buried him.

Relationship record

Apollodorus, Library 3.1

parent: Agenor “Agenor went to Phoenicia , married Telephassa, and begat a daughter Europa and three sons, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix.”
child: Europa “But some say that Europa was a daughter not of Agenor but of Phoenix.”
parent: Telephassa “Agenor went to Phoenicia , married Telephassa, and begat a daughter Europa and three sons, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.13

parent: Amyntor “This Phoenix had been blinded by his father”
with Achilles (interaction) “He was accompanied by Phoenix, son of Amyntor.”
patron: Peleus “Peleus made him king of the Dolopians”
with Phthia (interaction) “his father's concubine Phthia”
with Peleus (interaction) “Peleus brought him to Chiron, who restored his sight, and thereupon Peleus made him king of the Dolopians”

Apollodorus, Library 3.14

child: Adonis “Hesiod, however, affirms that he was a son of Phoenix and Alphesiboea”

Apollodorus, Epitome 5

with Neoptolemus (interaction) “they sent Ulysses and Phoenix to Lycomedes at Scyros, and these two persuaded him to let Neoptolemus go.”
with Odysseus (interaction) “they sent Ulysses and Phoenix to Lycomedes at Scyros,”
with Lycomedes (interaction) “they sent Ulysses and Phoenix to Lycomedes at Scyros, and these two persuaded him to let Neoptolemus go.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 6

with Neoptolemus (interaction) “on the way Phoenix died, and Neoptolemus buried him”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.