Phronius Explained

In Greek mythology, Phronius (Ancient Greek: Φρονίοιο means "to be minded") may refer to two individuals:

• Phronius, a Triccan prince as son of King Deimachus of Thessaly, and brothers to Autolycus, Demoleon^[1] (Deileon), and Phlogius^[2] .These men joined Heracles in his expedition against the Amazons but they never returned and later they joined the Argonauts.^[3]
• Phronius, father of Noemon, an Ithacan.^[4]

Notes

1. [Apollonius of Rhodes]
2. [Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]
3. [Gaius Valerius Flaccus (poet)|Valerius Flaccus]
4. [Homer]

References

• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. 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. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at theio.com.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, 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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.