Phineus
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Phineus is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a blind seer and king tormented by the Harpies until aided by the Argonauts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
king
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyginus’ Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boreads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ voyage of the Argo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blind | true ⓘ |
| causeOfBlindness | punishment by the gods ⓘ |
| child |
Crambis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mariandynus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oryithus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandion NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthenius NERFINISHED ⓘ Plexippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Golden Fleece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMythVariant |
blinded by the gods for choosing long life over sight
ⓘ
blinded for mistreating his sons ⓘ blinded for revealing too much of the gods’ will ⓘ |
| helpDescription |
foretold dangers on the Argonauts’ route
ⓘ
gave directions to Colchis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being aided by the Argonauts
ⓘ
being tormented by the Harpies ⓘ prophetic abilities ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | mortal seer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Salmydessus
ⓘ
king of Thrace ⓘ |
| providedHelpTo | Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
Argonauts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ Zetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Salmydessus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| tormentDescription |
Harpies defiled his food
ⓘ
Harpies snatched his food away ⓘ |
| tormentedBy | Harpies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tormentEndedBy | chasing away of the Harpies by the Boreads ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.