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Phaenops
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Phaenops
refers to three
characters
who are all associated with
Troy
and the
Trojan
War:
Father of
Xanthus
and
Thoon
, who were
slain
by
Diomedes
. He was an
old man
by the time
the Trojan War
began, and had no other
sons
and
heirs
except
these two.
Father
of
Phorcys
, from
Phrygia
.
Son of
Asius
,
grandson
of
Dymas
and
brother
of
Adamas
. He was a
resident
of
Abydus
and
the best
guest-friend
of
Hector
.
Apollo
, at
one point
, assumed the form of this Phaenops to
appear
in
front
of Hector.
