Phocus

Family: mortal · Role: husband of Antiope · First appears: Fable 55

After curing Antiope of the madness that followed her being insulted by Dirce, Phocus is said to have married her. He was one of the three sons of Æacus, alongside Telamon and Peleus, and was the son of Psamathe, daughter of Nereus.

In fable 68, Phocus conducted the citizens of Cecrops into an inner room and noticed Cephalus holding a javelin of unknown wood with a gold point. A remark addressed to Phocus describes the beauty of a woman, saying sorrow became her. In fable 73, Panopeus is identified as Phocus’s son.

Relationship record

Fable 55

married with Antiope “On being insulted by Dirce, she was seized with madness, and was cured by Phocus, whom she is said to have afterwards married.”

Fable 66

parent: Æacus “Telamon, Peleus, and Phocus, were the three sons of Æacus.”
siblings with Telamon “Telamon, Peleus, and Phocus, were the three sons of Æacus.”
siblings with Peleus “Telamon, Peleus, and Phocus, were the three sons of Æacus.”

Fable 68

parent: Æacus “Phocus, the son of Æacus, received them at the threshold; for Telamon and his brother were levying men for the war.”
parent: Psamathe “Phocus, who was the son of Æacus, by Psamathe, the daughter of Nereus.”
with Cephalus (Phocus receives and hosts Cephalus and his companions.) “Phocus conducted the citizens of Cecrops into an inner room, and a handsome apartment. Soon as he had sat down with them, he observed that the grandson of Æolus[107] was holding in his hand a javelin made of an unknown wood, the point of which was of gold.”
with Cephalus (Cephalus tells the story to Phocus.) “Only think, Phocus, how great was the beauty of her, whom even sorrow did so much become.”

Fable 69

with Cephalus (Phocus questions Cephalus, who responds by narrating the story.) “But,” said Phocus, “what fault is there in that javelin?” {whereupon} he thus informed him of the demerits of the javelin.”
with Cephalus (Cephalus tells his story in response to Phocus's question.) “Thus far {did he speak}; and {then} he was silent. ‘But,’ said Phocus, ‘what fault is there in that javelin?’ {whereupon} he thus informed him of the demerits of the javelin.”

Fable 73

child: Panopeus “He was the son of Phocus”

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Extracted from the original text of The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Made with Rho MD.