Phorbas

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

In Greek mythology, Phorbas (Greek: Φόρβας, gen. Φόρβαντος) or Phorbaceus may refer to:

• Phorbas, was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas.^[1]
• Phorbas, son of Triopas and Hiscilla (daughter of Myrmidon).^[2]
• Phorbas, king of Argos, father of a different Triopas who succeeded him as king.
• Phorbas, a shepherd of King Laius, finds the infant Oedipus on the hillside and ensures his survival to fulfill his destiny.^[3] A number of sculptures, ranging from the 14th to the 19th century, memorialize Phorbas' rescue of Oedipus. He might be the same as Phorbas, attendant of Antigone.^[4]
• Phorbas, listed as a king or archon of Athens.^[5]
• Phorbas of Lesbos, father of Diomede.^[6][7]
• Phorbas of Troy, who was favored and made rich by Hermes. He had a son Ilioneus, who was killed by Peneleos.^[8][9]
• Phorbas, son of Metion of Syene, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus.^[10]
• Phorbas of Acarnania, son of Poseidon, who went to Eleusis together with Eumolpus to fight against Erechtheus, and was killed by the opponent.^{[11][12][13][14]}
• Phorbas, one of the twelve younger Panes.^[15]
• Phorbas, son of Helios and father of Ambracia (eponym of the city of Ambracia). She could also have been daughter of Augeas, granddaughter of Phorbas of Thessaly.^[16]
• Phorbas, who is called father of Tiresias by the Cretans.^[17]
• Phorbas, charioteer of Theseus.^[18]
• Phorbas, father of Dexithea who, according to one version, was the mother of Romulus and Remus by Aeneas.^[19]

The name Phorbas is not to be confused with Phorbus (Φόρβος), which refers to the father of Pronoe (wife of Aetolus)^[20]

See also

• Ophiuchus

References

External links

• Imago Mundi: Phorbas (in French)
• Phorbas bringing Oedipus back to life, Louvre, Paris, France (in French)
• Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 1870.