Phoenix | |
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Eponym of Phoenicia | |
Member of the Phoenician Royal Family | |
![]() Phoenix from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
Abode | Phoenicia |
Genealogy | |
Parents | (a) Agenor and Telephassa (b) Agenor and Damno (c) Agenor and Argiope (d) Agenor and Tyro (e) Agenor and Antiope (f) Agenor (g) Belus and Achiroe (probably) |
Siblings | (a, c) Europa, Cadmus and Cilix (b) Isaea and Melia (d) Europa, Cadmus, Cilix and Syrus (e) Cadmus and Cilix (f) Phineus and Taygete (g) Agenor, Phineus, Aegyptus, Danaus and sometimes Ninus |
Consort | (1) Cassiopeia (2) Telephe (3) Perimede (4) Alphesiboea (5) unknown (6) unknown |
Children | (1) Europa and Phineus or (1) Carme, Cilix, Phineus and Doryclus (2) Europa, Astypale, Phoenice and Peirus (3) Europa and Astypalaea (4) Adonis (5) Cadmus, Europa and Thasus (6) Cepheus |
In Greek mythology, Phoenix or Phoinix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ Phoinix, gen.: Φοίνικος means "sun-red") was the eponym of Phoenicia who together with his brothers were tasked to find their abducted sister Europa.