InGreek mythology,Phylacus (/ˈfɪləkəs/;Ancient Greek: Φύλακος means "guardian"^[1]) was the name of the following figures:

• Phylacus, founder of the city ofPhylace,Thessaly.^[2] He was the son ofDeioneus andDiomede, husband ofClymene^[3] (Periclymene), and the father ofIphiclus,^[4]Alcimede,^[5]Evadne^[6] and possiblyClymenus.^[7] In some accounts, Phylacus was also called the father ofAlcimache who became the mother ofAjax the Lesser toOileus.^[8] His children and grandchildren are sometimes referred to by thepatronymicPhylacides.^[9] His grandson through Iphiclus was also named Phylacus.^[2] In some accounts, his grandsonsProtesilaus andPodarces were called his sons byAstyoche.^[10]
• Phylacus, aTrojan who was killed byLeitus.^[11]
• Phylacus, a hero who had a sanctuary inDelphi. He was one of the four heroes whose ghosts terrified theGaulish troops that attacked Delphi.^[12]

• Apollodorus,The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.ISBN 0-674-99135-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
• Apollonius Rhodius,Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius,Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus,Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Homer,The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer,Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer,The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
• Pausanias,Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.ISBN 0-674-99328-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias,Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Sextus Propertius,Elegies fromCharm. Vincent Katz. trans. Los Angeles. Sun & Moon Press. 1995.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Latin text available at the same website.

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