Phaethousa
deity earth Greek single tradition · 1
Phaethousa was a daughter of Helios, described as one of the shepherds of Helios' cattle and sheep on Thrinacia. According to a scholion on the Odyssey, she was the daughter of Helios and Rhodos, though the Odyssey itself names her mother as Neaera.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Odyssey as shepherd of Helios' herds; parentage varies between sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Telchines, Zeus, Aphrodite, Ochimus, Cercaphus, Actis, Macar, Candalus, Triopas, Tenages, Electryone
- serves
- Helios
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Odyssey, Lampetie and Phaethousa, the shepherds of Helios' cattle and sheep on Thrinacia, are instead the daughters of Helios by Neaera.”
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