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The name '''Phorcys''' occurs twice in [[Greek mythology]].
The first was a sea-god, the son of [[Pontus]] and [[Gaia]]. He is the father of the [[Hesperides]], the [[nymph]]s [[Thoosa]] and [[Scylla]], as well as various monsters such as the Graeae, the [[Gorgon]]s (whom he fathered with his siter-wife [[Ceto]], and the dragon [[Ladon]]. The [[Cyclops]] [[Polyphemus]] was his grandson.
'''Phorcys''' was also a leader of the Phrygians during the [[Trojan War]]. He was killed by Ajax. <ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/phorcys.html</ref>
==References==
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[[category:Greek Mythology]]