One mythological figure by this name is the son of Pharos, the King of Egypt, who according to Euripides is chosen by Hermes to keep the real Helen after the Trojan War.
One mythological figure by this name is the son of Pharos, the King of Egypt, who according to Euripides is chosen by Hermes to keep the real Helen after the Trojan War. Later his own son, Theoclymenus, tries to marry Helen, but is foiled when Menelaus returns to claim her. Menelaus also figures in another myth featuring a more famous character with this name betrayed by his own daughter, Idothea, [*] who advises Menelaus to disguise himself as a seal in order to catch her father sleeping and bind him. This strategy assures that his powerful ability to change shapes and escape capture would be neutralized. FTP identify this mythological name associated with the "Old Man of the Sea."
One mythological figure by this name is the son of Pharos, the King of Egypt, who according to Euripides is chosen by Hermes to keep the real Helen after the Trojan War.
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