Phorcys

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A primordial sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, who by Ceto fathered numerous monsters including Echidna and the gorgons.
  2. Phorcys of Phrygia, a Phrygian ally of the King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War.

Word forms

Phorcys

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φόρκυς (Phórkus).

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