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Phorcys

[fawr-sis]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.



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Phorcys, son of the Sea and the Earth, was their father.

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“Nothing you could handle, insolent Greek. But I will give you some free advice, since this girl does have some manners. Seek out Gaea’s son, Phorcys. He always hated his mother, not that I can blame him. He didn’t have much use for his siblings the twins, either. You’ll find him in the city they named after that heroine—Atalanta.”

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“But this Phorcys,” Jason said.

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“I didn’t recognize the name at first. Then Bacchus mentioned salt water, and it rang a bell. Phorcys is an old sea god from before my dad’s time. Never met him, but supposedly he’s a son of Gaea. I still don’t understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta.”

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“Available at the concession stand,” Phorcys advised.

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