Periphas

Pĕrĭphas, antis, m., = Περίφας.

• A king of Attica, Ov. M. 7, 400.—
• II One of the companions of Pyrrhus, Verg. A. 2, 476. —
• III One of the Lapithae, Ov. M. 12, 449.

Pĕrĭphās, (16) antis, m. (Περίφας), roi de lʼAttique : Ov. M. 7, 400 || un des chefs grecs au siège de Troie : Virg. En. 2, 476 || un des Lapithes : Ov. M. 12, 449.

Pe'riphas

(Περίφας).

1. One of the sons of Aogyptus. (Apollod. 2.1.5.)

Pe'riphas

2. A son of Oeneus. (Ant. Lib. 2; comp. Oexeus.)

Pe'riphas

3. A son of Lapithes in Thessaly. (Diod. 4.69, v . 61; comp. Lapithes.)

Pe'riphas

4. One of the Lapithae. (Ov. Met. 12.449.)

Pe'riphas

5. An Attie antochthon previous to the time of Cecrops. was a priest of Apollo, and on account of his virtues he was made king; but as he was honoured to the same extent as Zeus, the latter wished to destroy him. At the request of Apollo, however, Zeus metamorphosed him into an eagle, and his wife likewise into a bird. (Ant. Lib. 6 ; Ov. Met. 7.400.)

Pe'riphas

6. A son of tihe Aetolian Ochesius, fell by the hand of Ares in the Trojan war. (Hom. Il. 5.842.)

Pe'riphas

7. A son of Epytus, and a herald of Aeneias. (Hom. Il. 17.323.)

Pe'riphas

8. A Greek who took part in the destruction of Troy. (Verg. A. 2.476.) [L.S]

Perĭphas

(Περίφας). One of the autochthones of Attica, who was a priest of Apollo and also king of the country before the time of Cecrops. Zeus is said to have wished to destroy him, being jealous of his eminence; but at Apollo's request changed him into an eagle (Ovid, Met. vii. 400).

Periphas Periphas, (not Periphus)

• suitor of Penelope: Apollod. E.7.29

Periphas(2), son of Egyptus

• husband of Actaea: Apollod. 2.1.5