Phereclus

In Greek mythology, Phereclus or Phereclos, son of Tecton, was the shipbuilder who constructed the boat that Paris used to kidnap Helen.

Mythology

Meriones targeted Phereclos and killed him by ramming a spear into his right buttock. Phereclus was a target because he built Paris' ships, and he could make other contraptions of war.<ref name="Trojan-Asteroid" />

In the Iliad, Homer vividly illustrates Phereclus' death in book five:Template:Quote

Namesake

• 2357 Phereclos, Jovian asteroid named after Phereclus