Phorbas

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rdf:langString In Greek mythology, Phorbas (/ˈfɔːrbəs/; Ancient Greek: Φόρβας Phórbās, gen. Φόρβαντος Phórbantos means "giving pasture"), or Phorbaceus /fɔːrˈbeɪˌʃ(j)uːs/, may refer to: * Phorbas of Elis, son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas. * Phorbas, son of Triopas and Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon. * Phorbas, king of Argos, father of a different Triopas who succeeded him as king. * Phorbas, a shepherd of King Laius, who found the infant Oedipus on the hillside and ensured his survival to fulfill his destiny. A number of sculptures, ranging from the 14th to the 19th century, memorialize Phorbas' rescue of Oedipus. He might be the same as Phorbas, attendant of Antigone. * Phorbas, listed as a king or archon of Athens * Phorbas of Lesbos, father of Diomede * Phorbas of Troy, who was favored and made rich by Hermes. He had a son Ilioneus, who was killed by Peneleos. * Phorbas, son of Metion of Syene, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus * Phorbas of Acarnania, son of Poseidon, who went to Eleusis together with Eumolpus to fight against Erechtheus, and was killed by the opponent * Phorbas, one of the twelve younger Panes * Phorbas, son of Helios and father of Ambracia (eponym of the city of Ambracia). Ambracia could also have been daughter of Augeas, granddaughter of Phorbas of Thessaly. * Phorbas, who is called father of Tiresias by the Cretans * Phorbas, charioteer of Theseus * Phorbas, father of Dexithea who, according to one version, was the mother of Romulus and Remus by Aeneas