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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Phylacus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɪ|l|ə|k|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Φύλακος means "guardian"<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Greek Myths|last=Graves|first=Robert|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1960|isbn=978-0143106715|location=Harmondsworth, London, England|pages=s.v. Melampus}}</ref>) was the name of the following figures:

* Phylacus, founder of the city of [[Phylace (Thessaly)|Phylace]], [[Thessaly]].<ref name="Eustathius on Homer, p. 323">[[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on [[Homer]], p. 323</ref> He was the son of [[Deioneus]] and [[Diomede]], husband of [[Clymene (mythology)|Clymene]]<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Apollonius Rhodius]], 1.45; on ''[[Odyssey]]'' 11.326</ref> ([[Periclymene]]), and the father of [[Iphiclus (mythology)|Iphiclus]],<ref>Homer, ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.705</ref> [[Alcimede]],<ref name=":0">[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14 14]: compare "... Alcimede, ''Clymene's'' daughter..." ''vs.'' "... Iphiclus, son of Phylacus, by ''Periclymene'', daughter of Minyas, from Thessaly, Jason's maternal uncle"</ref> [[Evadne]]<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 243</ref> and possibly [[Clymenus]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.9.4 & 12</ref>  In some accounts, Phylacus was also called the father of [[Alcimache]] who became the mother of [[Ajax the Lesser]] to [[Oileus]].<ref>Scholia on Homer, ''Iliad'' 15.333 & 336</ref> His children and grandchildren are sometimes referred to by the [[patronymic]] ''Phylacides''.<ref>Homer, ''Odyssey'' 15. 231; Apollonius Rhodius, 1.47; [[Propertius]], ''Elegies'' 1.19</ref> His grandson through Iphiclus was also named Phylacus.<ref name="Eustathius on Homer, p. 323" /> In some accounts, his grandsons [[Protesilaus]] and [[Podarces]] were called his sons by [[Astyoche]].<ref>Eustathius on  Homer, ''Iliad'' 323 & 41</ref>
* Phylacus, a [[Troy|Trojan]] who was killed by [[Leitus]].<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 16.181</ref>
*Phylacus, a hero who had a sanctuary in [[Delphi]]. He was one of the four heroes whose ghosts terrified the [[Gauls|Gaulish]] troops that attacked Delphi.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 10.8.7 & 10.23.2</ref>

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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. {{ISBN|0-674-99135-4}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
*[[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]], ''Argonautica'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. [https://topostext.org/work/126 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica''. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0227 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Homer]], [[Iliad|''The Iliad'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Homer]], [[Odyssey|''The Odyssey'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135 Greek text available from the same website].
*[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Propertius|Sextus Propertius]], ''Elegies'' from ''Charm.'' Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0067 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0066 Latin text available at the same website].

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