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 losing. The play treats the king and queen of Athens' enemy Corinth negatively. On the other hand Amphilochus, the Argive founder of Athens' Peloponnesian ally Argos, is shown to have been falsely appropriated by Corinth. The supposed discovery of a manuscript of the play features as a plot device in the episode "The Lions Of Nemea" of British television series Lewis. Alcmaeon in Corinth Alcmaeon in Corinth (, "Alkmaiōn ho dia Korinthou"; also known as "Alcmaeon at Corinth", "Alcmaeon") is a play by Greek dramatist Euripides. It was first produced posthumously at the Dionysia in Athens, most likely in