Phocus of Corinth Phocus of Corinth In Greek mythology, Phocus (; Ancient Greek: Φῶκος means "seal") the Corinthian, was a son of Ornytion (or Ornytus) and grandson of Sisyphus; some called him son of Poseidon. Thus he might be the same as the son of Poseidon and Pronoe referenced in the scholia on "Iliad", see above. Leaving the kingdom of Corinth to his brother Thoas, he led a colony to the region of Tithorea and Mount Parnassus; the land came to be named Phocis after him. Phocus is said to have cured the wandering Antiope of her madness, which she had been struck
Byword (horse) last 200 metres, catching Cirrus des Aigles in the final strides, and winning by a short neck. Byword embarked on an international campaign in the late autumn of 2011 but had no success. On 5 November he finished eighth behind the 50/1 outsider Court Vision in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs. For his final race he sent to Hong Kong and finished sixth to California Memory in the Hong Kong Cup on 11 December. In the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings, Byword was given a rating of 124, making him the fourteenth best racehorse in the world and the