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
Alcmaeon in Corinth of females. British classics scholar Edith Hall finds a possible thematic link between the three plays in the trilogy that included "Alcmaeon in Corinth". "Iphigenia in Aulis" tells the story of King Agamemnon sacrificing his young daughter Iphigenia. "The Bacchae" tells the story of Agave killing her young adult son Pentheus. Similarly, "Alcmaeon in Corinth" incorporated the story of a parent's relationship with a youth. Hall suggests that "Alcmaeon in Corinth" may have used at least a partially comic tone. This theory is based on a fragmentary dialogue exchange. One character, possibly Alcmaeon, says that he "killed his mother, to