Phrastor
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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.
- 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.
- Phrastor, victor of javelin throw during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.
Notes
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.
References
- [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], ''[[Roman Antiquities]]'' [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Dionysius_of_Halicarnassus/1B*.html#28 1.28.3] (citing [[Hellanicus of Lesbos. Hellanicus]], ''[[Phoronis (Hellanicus). Hellanicus]] fr. 4 Fowler, pp. 156–176.
- [[Pherecydes of Athens. Pherecydes]] in [[scholia]] on [[Euripides]], ''[[Phoenician Women]]'' 53
- [[Pindar]], ''Olympic Odes'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0162%3Abook%3DO.%3Apoem%3D10 10.71]
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