Phineus

American  

[fin-ee-uhs, fahy-nyoos] / ˈfɪn i əs, ˈfaɪ nyus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.

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Example Sentences

The interior was adorned with groups of characters from different Disney universes mingling together: Mr. Incredible and Dash with Jack Skellington, Captain Jack Sparrow alongside Mike Wazowski and Phineus and Ferb.

From Forbes • Jan. 15, 2013

They must forbear to kill the hounds of Zeus, she said, but she swore by the waters of the Styx, the oath that none can break, that they would never again trouble Phineus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The sons of Phineus Are blind as bats.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Here Phineus was telling Jason and his company how they might win their way to Colchis and the world's end, and the wood of the Fleece of Gold.

From Tales of Troy and Greece by Lang, Andrew

The names of his sons were Cadmus, Phœnix, Cylix, Thasus, and Phineus.

From Romulus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob