Phineus. In Greek mythology, Phineus is a king of Thrace who is punished by the gods for his transgressions.
He is often depicted in art as an old, blind man who is tormented by harpies, which are monstrous birds with the faces of women. One of the most famous paintings of Phineus is Phineus and the Harpies by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
In this work, Phineus is shown seated at a table, with the harpies swooping down to steal his food. The Blinding of Phineus by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens depicts the moment when Phineus is blinded by the gods as punishment for his crimes.
Phineus and the Argonauts by the French artist Gustave Moreau shows the moment when the hero Jason and his companions, the Argonauts, encounter Phineus and offer to help him rid himself of the harpies. Several different versions of Phineus's parentage were presented in ancient texts.
According to Apollonius of Rhodes, he was a son of Agenor, but the Bibliotheca says that other authors named his father as Poseidon. The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, on the other hand, reported that Phineus was the son of Phoenix and Cassiopeia. His first wife was Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia, by whom he had a pair of sons, named either Plexippus and Pandion, or Gerymbas and Aspondus, or Polydector and Polydorus, or Parthenius and Crambis, or Oryithus and Crambis. His second wife, Idaea, daughter of the Scythian king D
He is often depicted in art as an old, blind man who is tormented by harpies, which are monstrous birds with the faces of women. One of the most famous paintings of Phineus is Phineus and the Harpies by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
In this work, Phineus is shown seated at a table, with the harpies swooping down to steal his food. The Blinding of Phineus by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens depicts the moment when Phineus is blinded by the gods as punishment for his crimes.
Phineus and the Argonauts by the French artist Gustave Moreau shows the moment when the hero Jason and his companions, the Argonauts, encounter Phineus and offer to help him rid himself of the harpies. Several different versions of Phineus's parentage were presented in ancient texts.
According to Apollonius of Rhodes, he was a son of Agenor, but the Bibliotheca says that other authors named his father as Poseidon. The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, on the other hand, reported that Phineus was the son of Phoenix and Cassiopeia. His first wife was Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia, by whom he had a pair of sons, named either Plexippus and Pandion, or Gerymbas and Aspondus, or Polydector and Polydorus, or Parthenius and Crambis, or Oryithus and Crambis. His second wife, Idaea, daughter of the Scythian king D
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