Phereclus
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In Greek mythology, Phereclus or Phereclos, son of Tecton, was the shipbuilder who constructed the boat that Paris used to kidnap Helen.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Mythology
Meriones targeted Phereclos and killed him by ramming a spear into his right buttock. Phereclus was a target because he built Paris' ships, and he could make other contraptions of war.[8]
In the Iliad, Homer vividly illustrates Phereclus' death in book five:[1]Template:Quote
Namesake
- 2357 Phereclos, Jovian asteroid named after Phereclus
References
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