In Greek mythology, the name Phrastor[pronunciation?] (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]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 1.28.3 (citing Hellanicus, Phoronis) = Hellanicus fr. 4 Fowler, pp. 156–176.
- ^ Pherecydes in scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women 53
- ^ Pindar, Olympic Odes 10.71
References[edit]
- 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. ISBN 978-0198147404.
- Pindar, Odes, Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.