Phylacus
(
*Fu/lakos).
1. A son of Deion and Diomede, was married to Periclymene or Clymene, the daughter of Minyas, by whom he became the father of Iphiclus and Alcimede (
Hom. Il. 2.705;
Apollod. 1.9. §§ 4, 12).
He was believed to be the founder of the town of Phylace, in Thessaly (
Eustath. ad Hom. p. 323).
The patronymic Phylaceis is applied to his daughter Alcimede (
Apollon. 1.47), and his descendants, Phylacus, Iphiclus, and Protesilaus are called Phylacides. (
Hom. Il. 2.705; Propert. 1.19 ; comp.
Hom. Od. 15.231.)