< Phorbas, son of Criasus >
1 Origin
Phorbas was born in Argos in 1650 BC.
Phorbas' father was Criasus, son of Argus. [AugustCity.18.8, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Phorbas' mother was Melantomice (or Melantho). [AugustCity.18.8, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
2 Family
Phorbas married Euboea, daughter of Asterion. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Phorbas and Euboea had a son, Triopas. [Paus.2.16.1]
Phorbas and Euboea had a daughter, Messene. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]
< Phorbas, son of Triopas >
1 Origin
Phorbas was born in Caria in 1415 BC.
His father was Triopas (or Thrinax), son of Erysichthon. [Athen.6.262e]
2 Others
In 1390 BC, Phorbas, along with his father, helped the sons of Deucalion to expel the Pelasgians from Thessaly, and was given Dotium. [Diod.5.61.1]
In 1388 BC, due to conflicts with the natives, Phorbas returned to Caria with his father and founded Triopium (later Cnidus) in Cherronesus. [Diod.5.61.2, FGrH.4.122, Newton.107, StephByz.T636.1]
In 1370 BC, after the death of Triopas, internal conflicts broke out in Triopium. Phorbas moved to Rhodes and occupied Ialysus. [Athen.6.262e]
At that time, Ialysus, the son of Cercaphus, who had driven Triopas out of Rhodes, lived in Ialysus. [Diod.5.57.8, Strabo.14.2.8]
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