Pharnace (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Pharnace (Ancient Greek: Φαρνάκην) was a Hyrian princess as the daughter of King Megassares of Hyria.[1]

Mythology

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By King Sandocus of Celendreis in Cilicia, Pharnace became the mother of Cinyras who later ruled over Cyprus.[1]

Otherwise, the parentage of the Cypriot king was attributed to the following: (1) Eurymedon and the nymph Paphia,[2] (2) Amathousa,[3] (3) Apollo[4] or lastly, (4) Paphos.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Apollodorus, 3.14.3
  2. ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 2.28
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Amathous
  4. ^ Hesychius of Alexandria, s.v. Kinyras; also scholia on Theocritus, Idyll 1.109
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 242, 270 & 275
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