Deity Greek and Roman
Phorcys
Φόρκυς , Phorkys grc
Greek sea god
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Family
The family of Phorcys
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 21
Kinship in an account 17
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing
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child of (child) Gaia Greek primordial deity, the personification of the Earth -
child of (child) Pontus sea god of Greek mythology - parent of (child) Deino one of the Graeae
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parent of (father) Echidna ancient Greek mythological monster, the mother of monsters - parent of (child) Enyo one of the Graeae
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parent of (child) Euryale mythical character; second eldest of the Gorgons - parent of (child) Graeae three mythical sisters in Greek myth
- parent of (child) Hesperides nymphs in Greek mythology
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parent of (child) Ladon Greek mythological serpent -
parent of (child) Medusa in Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons, described as a woman with snakes in place of hair, beheaded by Perseus - parent of (child) Pemphredo one of the Graeae
- parent of (child) Phorcydes offspring of Phorcys in Greek myth
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parent of (father) Polemos daemon in Greek mythology, a divine personification or embodiment of war -
parent of (father) Scylla nymph transformed into a sea monster by Circe in Greek mythology - parent of (child) Stheno monster from Greek mythology, eldest of the Gorgons
- parent of (father) Thoosa water deity
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partner of (spouse) Ceto Greek sea goddess
Family 4
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching
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- parent of (father) Euryale mythical character; second eldest of the Gorgons
- parent of (father) Ladon Greek mythological serpent
- parent of (father) Medusa in Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons, described as a woman with snakes in place of hair, beheaded by Perseus
- parent of (father) Stheno monster from Greek mythology, eldest of the Gorgons
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16 statements on this record
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