Pharis (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Pharis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φᾶρις|Pháris) was the son of Hermes and the Danaid Phylodámeia (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φυλοδάμεια), and founder of Pharae in Messene.

Family

Pharis had one daughter, Telegone, who consorted with the river god Alpheius and had by him a son Ortilochus (Orsilochus), who in his turn became father of Diocles, and Diocles had twin sons Crethon and Orsilochus, who fought at Troy and were killed by Aeneas.^[1]

Mythology

Pausanias leaves open the question whether Pharae in Achaea were founded by this Pharis—spelled Pháres (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φάρην) in this particular passage—or by someone else.^[2]

References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. [Homer]
2. Pausanias, 7.22.5