Phigalus Explained

In Greek mythology, Phigalus (Ancient Greek: Φίγαλος) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon^[1] either by the naiad Cyllene,^[2] Nonacris^[3] or by unknown woman. Otherwise, he was called an autochthon.^[4]

Mythology

Phigalus was the reputed eponymous founder of the Arcadian town of Phigalia. In other account, the name of the town was derived from the dryad Phigalia. During the reign of Phialus, son of Bucolion, the town was renamed as Phialia but eventually reverted to Phigalia later.^[5]

Notes

1. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
2. [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
3. Pausanias, 8.17.6
4. Pausanias, 8.39.2
5. Pausanias, 8.3.2, 5.7 & 39.2

References

• Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937-1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. 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.