Editing Phoroneus (section)

== Family ==
Phoroneus was the son of the [[river god]] [[Inachus]] and either [[Melia (consort of Inachus)|Melia]], the [[Oceanids|Oceanid]]<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.1&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=0:chapter=0&highlight=Phoroneus 2.1.1]; [[Scholia]] ad [[Euripides]], ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]'' [https://archive.org/details/scholiaineuripi00schwgoog/page/n229/mode/1up?view=theater 932]; [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]] ad [[Lycophron]], 177.</ref> or [[Argia (mythology)|Argia]],<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#143 143]</ref> the embodiment of the Argolid itself:  "[[Inachus]], son of [[Oceanus]], begat Phoroneus<ref>The Argive myth was reported to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.15.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:book=2:chapter=15&highlight=Phoroneus 2.15.5]</ref> by his sister Argia".

He was said to have been married to [[Cinna (mythology)|Cinna]];<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#145 145]</ref> or [[Cerdo (mythology)|Cerdo]], a [[nymph]];<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.21.1&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.21.1]</ref> or [[Teledice]],<ref>Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.1&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Teledice 2.1.1]; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 177.</ref> also a nymph; or [[Perimede (mythology)|Perimede]];<ref>Scholia ad [[Pindar]], ''Olympian Ode'' [https://archive.org/details/scholiaveterain00dracgoog/page/112/mode/1up?view=theater 3.28a]</ref> or [[Peitho]],<ref>Scholia ad Euripides, ''Orestes'' [https://archive.org/details/scholiaineuripi00schwgoog/page/n229/mode/1up?view=theater 932]</ref> and to have fathered a number of children including [[Apis (Greek mythology)|Apis]], [[Car (Greek myth)|Car]],<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.39.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Phoroneus 1.39.5]–[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.39.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Phoroneus 6]; [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.40.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Phoroneus 1.40.6] & [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.44.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Phoroneus 1.44.6]</ref> [[Chthonia]], [[Clymenus]],<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.35.4&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.35.4]</ref> [[Sparton]],<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.16.4&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.16.4]</ref> [[Lyrcus]]<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550#1 1] with sources— ''Lyrcus'' of [[Nicaenetus of Samos|Nicaenetus]] and the ''Caunus'' of [[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]]</ref> and [[Europs (mythology)|Europs]], an illegitimate son.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.34.4&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.34.4]</ref> An unnamed daughter of his is said to have consorted with [[Hecaterus]] and thus became the mother of the five Hecaterides, nymphs of the rustic dance.<ref>[[Strabo]], 10.3.19</ref>

In Argive culture, [[Niobe (daughter of Phoroneus)|Niobe]] is associated with Phoroneus, sometimes as his mother, sometimes as his daughter, or  as his consort (Kerenyi). According to [[Hellanicus of Lesbos]], Phoroneus had at least three sons: [[Agenor, son of Jasus|Agenor]], [[Iasus (king of Argos)|Jasus]] and [[Pelasgus]]. After the death of Phoroneus, the two elder brothers divided his dominions, Pelasgus received the country about the river Erasmus, and built [[Larissa]], and Iasus the country about [[Elis (city)|Elis]].  After the death of these two, Agenor, the youngest, invaded their dominions, and thus became king of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]].<ref>[[Hellanicus of Lesbos]], ''Fragm.'' p. 47, ed. Sturz.</ref><ref name="DGRBM">{{Citation|last=Schmitz|first=Leonhard|title=[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]|year=1867|volume=1|pages=68|contribution=Agenor (2)|contribution-url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0077.html|place=Boston|publisher=[[Little, Brown and Company]]|editor-last=Smith|editor-first=William|access-date=2008-05-17|archive-date=2013-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012030356/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0077.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''[[Clementine Recognitions]]'' mentions [[Phthia (mythology)|Phthia]], a daughter of Phoroneus, who became the mother of Achaeus by Zeus.<ref>[[Pseudo-Clement]], ''[[Clementine Recognitions|Recognitions]]'' 10.21</ref>
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|+<big>Comparative table of Phoroneus' family</big>
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|''Hellanicus''
|''Σ ad Pindar''
|''Σ ad Euripides''
|''Parthenius''
|''Strabo''
|''Apollodorus''
|''Pausanias''
|''Hyginus''
|''Clement''
|''Tzetzes''
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| rowspan="3" |''Parents''
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|Apis
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|Niobe or Nioba
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|Car
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