Phorcys

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Φόρκυς, -υος, ὁ, or Φόρκος, ὁ (Sophocles, Fragment).

daughter of Phorcys: Φορκίς, -ίδος, ἡ; see Gorgon.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Phorcys, v. Phorcus.

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, Phorcys or Phorcus (/ˈfɔːrsɪs/; Ancient Greek: Φόρκυς, romanized: Phórkus) is a primordial sea god, generally cited (first in Hesiod) as the son of Pontus and Gaia (Earth). According to the Orphic hymns, Phorcys, Cronus and Rhea were the eldest offspring of Oceanus and Tethys. Classical scholar Karl Kerenyi conflated Phorcys with the similar sea gods Nereus and Proteus. His wife was Ceto, and he is most notable in myth for fathering by Ceto a host of monstrous children. In extant Hellenistic-Roman mosaics, Phorcys was depicted as a fish-tailed merman with crab-claw forelegs and red, spiky skin.

Translations

ar: فوركيس; az: Forki; be: Форкій; bg: Форкис; bn: ফোর্কিস; br: Forkys; ca: Forcis; cs: Forkýs; da: Forkys; de: Phorkys; el: Φόρκυς; en: Phorcys; eo: Forkiso; es: Forcis; et: Phorkys ja Keto; eu: Fortzis; fa: فورسیس; fi: Forkys; fr: Phorcys; ga: Forcis; he: פורקיס; hr: Fork; hu: Phorküsz; hy: Փորկիս; id: Forkis; it: Forco; ja: ポルキュース; ko: 포르키스; la: Phorcus; lb: Phorkys; lt: Forkinas; mk: Форкиј; nl: Phorcys; no: Forkys; pl: Forkos; pt: Fórcis; ro: Phorcys; ru: Форкий; sco: Phorcys; sr: Форкије; sv: Forkys; tr: Forkis; uk: Форкій; zh: 福耳库斯