Phorbas

In Greek mythology, Phorbas (/ˈfɔːrbəs/; Ancient Greek: Φόρβας Phórbās, gen. Φόρβαντος Phórbantos means "giving pasture"), or Phorbaceus /fɔːrˈbˌʃ(j)s/, may refer to:

The child Œdipus brought back to life by the shepherd Phorbas, who took him off the tree. Sculpture by Charles Dupaty.

See also

References

  1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 5. 5
  2. Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 58. 5
  3. Seneca the Younger, Oedipus, 840 ff
  4. Statius, Thebaid, 7. 253
  5. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6. 19. 13
  6. Homer, Iliad, 9. 665
  7. Dictys Cretensis, 2. 16
  8. Homer, Iliad, 14. 489 ff
  9. Virgil, Aeneid, 5. 842
  10. Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5. 74
  11. Suda s. v. Phorbanteion
  12. Eustathius on Homer, p. 1156
  13. Scholia on Homer, Iliad, 18. 483 ff
  14. Scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women, 854
  15. Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 14. 94 ff
  16. Stephanus of Byzantium, s. vv. Ambrakia, Dexamenai
  17. Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History, 1
  18. Hesychius of Alexandria s. v. Phorbas
  19. Plutarch, Romulus, 2. 2
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.