Porthaon

In Greek mythology, Porthaon (Ancient Greek: Πορθάων, genitive Πορθάονος), sometimes referred to as Parthaon or Portheus (seems related to the verb portheō and perthō, "destroy'[1]), was a king of Calydon and son of Agenor or Ares[2] by Epicaste and thus brother of Demonice (also known as Demodice)[3] and possibly Thestius.[4]

  1. ^ a fitting name for a son of Ares, god of war, Antoninus Liberalis, Notes and Commentary on Meleagrides sv Portheus p.110
  2. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 2 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.7 & 10; Antoninus Liberalis, 2.
  4. ^ Pausanias, 3.13.8