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Mortal Phocian prince, son of Strophius and Anaxibia (sister of Agamemnon), hence first cousin of Orestes; the proverbial faithful companion who shares the matricide and the Taurian rescue and weds Electra. Mortal-tier (the Atreid divine share is exhausted at this depth).

Parentage

• father: StrophiusPaus. 2.29.4; Soph. El. 1110-1112 (primary)
• mother: Anaxibia daughter of Atreusschol. Eur. Or. 33; Paus. 2.29.4 (primary)

Domains

• loyalty

Relations

• father: StrophiusPaus. 2.29.4; Soph. El. 1110-1112 (primary)
• mother: Anaxibia daughter of Atreusschol. Eur. Or. 33; Paus. 2.29.4 (primary)
• spouse: ElectraMarried Electra.Eur. Or. 1078-1080, 1658-1659; Paus. 2.16.7 (primary)
• companion: OrestesThe proverbial faithful companion of Orestes through exile, matricide and the Taurian ordeal.Aesch. Cho.; Eur. IT, Or.; Hom. Od. mentions Orestes vengeance (primary)

Sources

• existence: Aeschylus Libation Bearers; Sophocles Electra; Euripides Iphigenia among the Taurians, Orestes, Electra; Pausanias 2.16.7, 2.29.4; Apollodorus Epitome 6.24-25 (primary)
• parentage: Paus. 2.29.4; schol. Eur. Or. 33 (son of Strophius and Anaxibia sister of Agamemnon) (primary)