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
Lycophron of Corinth Lycophron of Corinth Lycophron of Corinth (; ) was the second son of the Corinthian tyrant Periander. He was exiled by Periander in the seventh century BC when he found out Periander had killed his mother Melissa. Lycophron then lived for many years in Corcyra and some modern authors believe that he ruled the island as tyrant for the Corinthians, but ancient sources offer little evidence for this. At the end of his life, Periander asked his son to return to Corinth and rule as his successor, but Lycophron refused to accomplish, as long as his father lived in the