Editing Phyleus

{{Short description|Elean prince and one of the Calydonian boar hunters in Greek mythology}}
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Phyleus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɪ|l|ˌ|j|uː|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Φυλεύς probably derived from φυλή ''phylē'' "tribe, clan, race, people") was an [[Ancient Elis|Elean]] prince and one of the [[Calydonian Boar|Calydonian boar hunters]].<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' 8.300 ff.</ref>

== Family ==
Phyleus was the elder son of King [[Augeas]] of Elis and father of [[Meges]] by [[Eustyoche]],<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.637'';'' [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 97</ref> [[Agnete (mythology)|Hagnete]]<ref name="Tzetzes All.2">[[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]], ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 576</ref> [[Ctimene (mythology)|Ctimene]],<ref>[[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] ad Homer, ''Iliad'' [https://archive.org/details/commentariiadho01eust/page/246/mode/1up?view=theater p. 305.15]; Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577;  [[Pierre Grimal|Grimal]], p. [https://archive.org/details/grimal-pierre.-diccionario-de-mitologia-griega-y-romana-ocr-1981/page/339/mode/1up?view=theater 340]</ref> or [[Ctesimache]].<ref name="Tzetzes All.">Tzetzes, ''Homeric Allegories'' Prologue 577</ref> [[Timandra (mythology)|Timandra]], a daughter of King [[Tyndareus]] of [[Sparta]], committed adultery with Phyleus (another possible mother of Meges) and deserted her husband [[Echemus]].<ref>Eustathius ad Homer, ''Iliad'' [https://archive.org/details/commentariiadho01eust/page/246/mode/1up?view=theater p. 305.17]; [[Scholia]] ad [[Euripides]], ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]'' [https://archive.org/details/scholiaineuripi00schwgoog/page/n157/mode/1up?view=theater 249] = [[Hesiod]], ''[[Catalogue of Women|Ehoiai]]'' fr. 176 (no. 46 in the [[Loeb Classical Library|Loeb]] edition, 1914)</ref>

Phyleus was also credited to be the father of [[Eurydameia]], mother of [[Euchenor]] and [[Cleitus (mythology)|Cleitus]] by [[Polyidus of Corinth|Polyidus]].<ref>[[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]] in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'' [https://archive.org/details/scholiagraecain01homegoog/page/46/mode/1up?view=theater 13.663]</ref>

== Mythology ==
During the fifth labour of [[Heracles]], the hero asked for payment from Augeas not revealing the command of [[Eurystheus]]. But the Elean king knowing the task imposed to the hero, he refused to give him his reward. During the arbitration, Phyleus, witness of the task, was called by Heracles to testify against Augeas. Phyleus supported the hero instead of his father in the matter of the Augean Stables thus in his anger, the king exiled both Phyleus and Heracles. After the latter killed Augeas and his other sons, he gave Phyleus the kingdom.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica|Bibliotheca Historica]]'' 4.33</ref> During the time of his exile, Phyleus led a colony of [[Eleans|Epeans]] to the island of [[Dulichium]].<ref name=":0">Homer, ''Iliad'' 2.637; [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 2.5.5. & 2.7.2</ref> Thus, his son Meges led the contingent from Dulichium to the [[Trojan War]].<ref>Apollodorus, [[Epitome]] 3.11</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Diodorus Siculus]], ''The Library of History'' translated by [[Charles Henry Oldfather]]. Twelve volumes. [[Loeb Classical Library]]. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/home.html Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site]
* Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0540 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Hesiod]], ''Catalogue of Women'' from ''Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica'' translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodCatalogues.html Online version at theio.com]
* [[Ovid|Publius Ovidius Naso]], ''Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0028 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0029 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes, John]], ''Allegories of the Iliad'' translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015. {{ISBN|978-0-674-96785-4}}

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