PHORCYS

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[Greek] A Greek sea-god, son of Pontus and Gaia. He is the father of the Hesperides, the nymphs Thoosa and Scylla, as well as various monsters such as the Graeae, the Gorgons, and the dragon Ladon. The Cyclops Polyphemus was his grandson. A leader of the Phrygians during the Trojan War. He was killed by Ajax.

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PHORCYS — /fawr"sis/ , n. Class. Myth. a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.
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HESPERIDES — ( (Greek: "Daughters of Evening"), ) singular Hesperis, in Greek mythology, clear-voiced maidens who guarded the tree bearing golden apples …
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GORGON — Gorgon, carved marble mask of the early 6th century BC; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens monster figure in Greek mythology. …
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ECHIDNA — (Greek: Snake), monster of Greek mythology, half-woman, half-serpent. Her parents were either the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto or Chrysaor, …
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GORGON — n. One of three monsters in Greek mythology , the most famous of which was Medusa . According to Hesiod …
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THOOSA — [Greek] A daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. With Poseidon she became the mother of the Cyclop Polyphemus.
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PONTUS — [Greek] Pontus is the personification of the sea and the son of Gaia and Aether. With Gaia he fathered Nereus, …
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PHORCYDES — [Greek] The offspring of Phorcys and Ceto: the Graeae, the Gorgons, and Echidna.
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LADON — [Greek] The hundred-headed dragon who guards the garden of the Hesperides and in it the tree with the golden apples. …
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GRAEAE — [Greek] The three "old women" or "gray ones" from Greek mythology. They are the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, sisters …
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GORGONS — [Greek] In Greek mythology a Gorgon is a monstrous feminine creature whose appearance would turn anyone who laid eyes upon …
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DEINO — [Greek] Deino, which means dread, was one of the three Graeae (gray women) in Greek Mythology. Her parents were Phorcys …
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CETO — [Greek] Ceto is the daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She is the sister of Phorcys, who was also her husband, …
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ФОРКИЙ — Phorcys
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