Phalanthus of Tarentum
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Phalanthos (Φάλανθος) is a divine hero, the leader of the Spartan Partheniae
Partheniae
In Ancient Greece, the Partheniae or Parthenians are a lower ranking Spartiate population which, according to tradition, left Laconia to go to Magna Graecia and founded Taras, modern Taranto, in the current region of Apulia, in southern Italy.- Origins of the Parthenians :At least three...
and the mythical founder of Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
. He is said to have been condemned to death by the ephor
Ephor
An ephor was the leader of ancient Sparta and shared power with the Spartan king...
s.
Sources
- Pausanias, Travels (X, 10, 6-8 ; X, 13, 10).
- Strabo, Geography (VI, 3, 2-3) =
- Antiochus of SyracuseAntiochus of SyracuseAntiochus of Syracuse was a Greek historian, who flourished around 420 BC. Little is known of his life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because of their accuracy...
(FGrH 555F13) ; - Ephorus of Cumae (FGrH 70F216).
- Antiochus of Syracuse