Phocus of Aegina
Son of Aeacus killed by his half-brothers Peleus and Telamon, giving his name to the region of Phocis.
The Legend of Phocus of Aegina
Phocus was the son of Aeacus, king of Aegina, and the Nereid or sea-nymph Psamathe. He was the half-brother of Peleus and Telamon, who were sons of Aeacus and the mortal Endeis. Phocus was the most gifted athlete among Aeacus's sons and reportedly excelled at all the events of the pentathlon. The jealousy or fear of Peleus and Telamon led the two brothers to kill him — either during a discus competition (Telamon struck him with a discus, or Peleus with a stone), or by Peleus's hand after the event. Aeacus, discovering the murder, expelled both sons from Aegina. Telamon went to Salamis and Peleus to Phthia, establishing their separate kingdoms in the places where their heroic careers would unfold. Phocus gave his name to Phocis, the region of central Greece around Delphi — his mother Psamathe mourned him, and Apollo felt her grief keenly.
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