god
Phorcys
also: Φόρκυς, Φόρκυνος
An old god who rules over the barren sea, father of the nymph Thoosa; a harbor on Ithaca is also named for him (Book 13).
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §1.64 Phorcys
An old sea-god, father of the nymph Thoosa; an Ithacan harbor is later named for him (Book 13).
- The Odyssey §13.330 the harbour of Phorcys
The old sea-god who gives his name to the harbor where the Phaeacians set the sleeping Odysseus ashore on Ithaca.