Pheres
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 6 anchored passages
aged sire · descendant of Pheres · father of Admetus
in the texts
Alcestis
Admetus's aged father, who refused to die in his son's place despite being near the end of his natural life, and who clashes bitterly with Admetus at Alcestis's funeral.
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Iliad
Ancestor of Eumelos, named once via the phrase 'the descendant of Pheres.'
The horses of the descendant of Pheres now took the lead, and close behind them came the Trojan stallions of Diomedes.
Odyssey
One of Tyro's sons by Cretheus, named without further detail.
The rest of her children were by Cretheus, namely, Aison, Pheres, and Amythaon, who was a mighty warrior and charioteer.