Phrastor Explained

In Greek mythology, the name Phrastor (Ancient Greek: Φράστωρ) may refer to:

• Phrastor, son of Pelasgus and Menippe, daughter of Peneus. He was the father of Amyntor, grandfather of Teutamides, and great-grandfather of Nanas.^[1]
• Phrastor, in a rare version of the myth, son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Laonytus. The brothers fought against Erginus of Orchomenus and fell in the battle.^[2]
• Phrastor, victor of javelin throw during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.^[3]

References

• Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities, Volume I: Books 1-2. Translated by Earnest Cary. Loeb Classical Library No. 319. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1937. Online version by Bill Thayer. Online version at Harvard University Press.
• Fowler, R. L. (2000), Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1: Text and Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000. .
• Pindar, Odes, Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
2. [Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]
3. [Pindar]