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Phineus

Also known as: Phineus; primary name: Phineus; other name: King Phineus; other name: Phineas
Details: individual; mythological figure/creature; Greek; Roman; Male
Biography: King of Thrace; after falsely condemning his own children, Plexippus and Pandion, he was punished by the gods with blindness and the torments of the Harpies (q.v.), who would steal and soil any food he would attempt to eat. Phineas was saved by the Argonauts (q.v.), who drove the harpies away, and as a reward he told them how to pass the Symplegades. There are several versions of the myths; one of them is that Phineas was initially punished for abusing his gift of prophecy and revealing the gods' intentions.

Title: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde |
Museum number: 1855,0609.1313 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques Firmin BeauvarletAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1750-1757

Title: The Harpies |
Museum number: 1920,1009.33 |
Producer name: After:John Dickson BattenPrint made by:Frank Morley Fletcher |
Production date: 1896 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Title: The Harpies |
Museum number: 1920,1009.32 |
Producer name: After:John Dickson BattenPrint made by:Frank Morley Fletcher |
Production date: 1895 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Title: Phineus Andromedae in nuptiis pugnam concitat Metamorphoseon sive transformationum |
Museum number: X,3.235 |
Producer name: BIOG48158 Print made by:Antonio Tempesta |
Production date: 1606

Title: Phinée Cabinet Favereau |
Museum number: 1973,0616.54 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis BloemaertPrint made by:Theodor Matham |
Production date: 1635-1638

Title: Phinée Cabinet Favereau |
Museum number: 1983,1001.12.24 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis BloemaertPrint made by:Theodor Matham |
Production date: 1635-1638

Title: A Phineus or l'Argonef aborde où de sa table on ch Livre des la conquête de la Toison d'or par le pri |
Museum number: 1847,0306.112 |
Producer name: Print made by:René BoyvinAfter:Léonard Thiry |
Production date: 1563

Title: The Harpies |
Museum number: 1924,0209.53 |
Producer name: After:John Dickson BattenPrint made by:Frank Morley Fletcher |
Production date: 1896