Phylas (Dryopia)

Phylas ( Greek  Φύλας ), king of the Dryoper , is a figure in Greek mythology .

Since he had violated the sanctuary of Delphi , Heracles went to war with the Malians against him. Phylas died at the demigod's hand. The Dryoper had to serve the Delphic Apollo in the future , and their land fell to the Malians. Heracles carried away the daughter of Phylas, Meda , as spoils of war; she later gave birth to Antiochus , the progenitor of the Phyle Antiochis .
What is striking here is the similarity of the story with that of Heracles and Phylas , the king of ancient Ephyra .

literature

• Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Phylas 3 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2481 ( digitized version ).
• Hans von Geisau : Phylas 2 . In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Munich 1979, Col. 835.