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Forco

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Also known as Phorcus

personaggio della mitologia greca

Key facts

Deity.type
Greek
Deity.name
Phorcys
Deity.image
Phorkys Mosaic Bardo.jpg
Deity.caption
Late Roman mosaic from the Trajan Baths of Acholla showing three aquatic deities: Phorcys (middle), Ceto (right), and Triton or Thaumas (left). Bardo National Museum, Tunis
Deity.god_of
Sea god
Deity.abode
Sea
Deity.consort
Ceto
Deity.parents
Pontus and Gaia
Deity.siblings
Nereus, Thaumas, Ceto and Eurybia
Deity.children
The Hesperides, the Gorgons, the Graeae, Thoosa, Scylla, Echidna, the Sirens, and Ladon

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
chthonic deities
Gender
male
Spouse
Ceto
Child
Polemos
Father
Pontus
Mother
Gaia
Image
Phorkys Mosaic Bardo.jpg
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name in native language
Φόρκυς
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
Sources (1)

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Article · Italiano

Forco (in greco antico: Φόρκος, Phórcos) conosciuto anche come Forci o Forcide (in greco antico: Φόρκυς, Phórkys), è un personaggio della mitologia greca riconosciuto come una divinità primordiale che rappresenta i pericoli nascosti nelle profondità marine.

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