Phorcys

[ fawr-sis ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.

Example Sentences

Phorcys and godlike Ascanius far from Ascania, led the Phrygians, and they eagerly desired to engage in battle.

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Homer says that the spear of Aias burst the gualon of Phorcys, and the bronze let out the entrails.

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Phorcys, again, and noble Ascanius led the Phrygians from the far country of Ascania, and both were eager for the fray.

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The shield of Phorcys, if he wore one, must have been slung over his back or side at the moment.

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