Editing Phereclus

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Phereclus''' or '''Phereclos''', son of [[Tecton (mythology)|Tecton]], was the [[Shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] who constructed the boat that [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] used to kidnap [[Helen of Troy|Helen]].

== Mythology ==
[[Meriones (mythology)|Meriones]] targeted Phereclos and killed him by ramming a spear into his right buttock. Phereclus was a target because he built Paris' ships, and he could make other contraptions of war.<ref name="Trojan-Asteroid" />

In the ''[[Iliad]]'', [[Homer]] vividly illustrates Phereclus' death in book five:{{Quote
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Meriones then killed Phereclus, son of Tecton,<br />Harmon's son, whose hands could make fine objects of all sorts.<br />Pallas Athena had a special love for him.<br />He was the one who'd made well-balanced ships<br />for Paris at the start of all the trouble,<br />bringing disaster on the Trojans and on Paris, too,<br />for he was ignorant of what gods had decreed.<br />Meriones went after Phereclus as he ran off,<br />hurled his spear straight into his right buttock.<br />The spear point pushed on through, below the bone,<br />piercing his bladder.  He fell down on his knees,<br />screaming. Then death carried him into its shadows.
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== Namesake ==
* [[2357 Phereclos]], Jovian asteroid named after Phereclus

== References ==
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<ref name="Trojan-Asteroid">{{cite book
  |title      = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2357) Phereclos
  |last       = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
  |publisher  = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  |page       = 192
  |date       = 2007
  |isbn       = 978-3-540-00238-3
  |doi       = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2358 |chapter       = (2357) Phereclos }}</ref>

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[[Category:Shipwrights]]
[[Category:Trojans]]