# Phorbus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Phorbus (/ˈfɔːrbəs/; Ancient Greek: Φόρβος Phórbos) father of Pronoe, wife of Aetolus, the founder of Aetolia. Through his daughter, he was grandfather of Pleuron and Calydon, and thus, the ancestor of the Calydonian royal family with notable members including: Oeneus, Althaea, Leda, Deianira and Meleager

## Genealogical tree

Family of Phorbus (mythology) :
| | | | | | | | | | | Dorus | Dorus | Dorus | Dorus | Dorus | Dorus | | | Aetolus | Aetolus | Aetolus | Aetolus | Aetolus | Aetolus | | | Pronoe | Pronoe | Pronoe | Pronoe | Pronoe | Pronoe | | | | | | | Amythaon | Amythaon | Amythaon | Amythaon | Amythaon | Amythaon |
| | | | | | | | | | | Xanthippe | Xanthippe | Xanthippe | Xanthippe | Xanthippe | Xanthippe | | | Pleuron | Pleuron | Pleuron | Pleuron | Pleuron | Pleuron | | | | | | | Calydon | Calydon | Calydon | Calydon | Calydon | Calydon | | | Aeolia | Aeolia | Aeolia | Aeolia | Aeolia | Aeolia |
| | | Sterope | Sterope | Sterope | Sterope | Sterope | Sterope | | | Stratonice | Stratonice | Stratonice | Stratonice | Stratonice | Stratonice | | | Laophonte | Laophonte | Laophonte | Laophonte | Laophonte | Laophonte | | | Agenor | Agenor | Agenor | Agenor | Agenor | Agenor | | | Epicaste | Epicaste | Epicaste | Epicaste | Epicaste | Epicaste | | | Cleoboea | Cleoboea | Cleoboea | Cleoboea | Cleoboea | Cleoboea | | | Protogeneia | Protogeneia | Protogeneia | Protogeneia | Protogeneia | Protogeneia | | | Ares | Ares | Ares | Ares | Ares | Ares |
| | | | | | | Euryte | Euryte | Euryte | Euryte | Euryte | Euryte | | | Porthaon | Porthaon | Porthaon | Porthaon | Porthaon | Porthaon | | | Demonice | Demonice | Demonice | Demonice | Demonice | Demonice | | | Thestius | Thestius | Thestius | Thestius | Thestius | Thestius | | | | | Eurythemis | Eurythemis | Eurythemis | Eurythemis | Eurythemis | Eurythemis | | | | | | | | | Oxylus | Oxylus | Oxylus | Oxylus | Oxylus | Oxylus |
| | | | | | | | | | | Oeneus | Oeneus | Oeneus | Oeneus | Oeneus | Oeneus | | | | | Althaea | Althaea | Althaea | Althaea | Althaea | Althaea | | | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | | | Evippus | Evippus | Evippus | Evippus | Evippus | Evippus | | | Plexippus | Plexippus | Plexippus | Plexippus | Plexippus | Plexippus | | | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | | | Leda | Leda | Leda | Leda | Leda | Leda |
| Periphas | Periphas | Periphas | Periphas | Periphas | Periphas | | | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | Toxeus | | | Deianira | Deianira | Deianira | Deianira | Deianira | Deianira | | | Gorge | Gorge | Gorge | Gorge | Gorge | Gorge | | | Perimede | Perimede | Perimede | Perimede | Perimede | Perimede | | | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | | | Oecles | Oecles | Oecles | Oecles | Oecles | Oecles | | | Hypermnestra | Hypermnestra | Hypermnestra | Hypermnestra | Hypermnestra | Hypermnestra |
| Clymenus | Clymenus | Clymenus | Clymenus | Clymenus | Clymenus | | | Melanippe | Melanippe | Melanippe | Melanippe | Melanippe | Melanippe | | | | | | | | | | | Thoas | Thoas | Thoas | Thoas | Thoas | Thoas | | | Astypalaea | Astypalaea | Astypalaea | Astypalaea | Astypalaea | Astypalaea | | | Poseidon | Poseidon | Poseidon | Poseidon | Poseidon | Poseidon | | | Polyboea | Polyboea | Polyboea | Polyboea | Polyboea | Polyboea | | | Iphianeira | Iphianeira | Iphianeira | Iphianeira | Iphianeira | Iphianeira | | | Amphiaraus | Amphiaraus | Amphiaraus | Amphiaraus | Amphiaraus | Amphiaraus |
| Methone | Methone | Methone | Methone | Methone | Methone | | | Agelaus | Agelaus | Agelaus | Agelaus | Agelaus | Agelaus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ancaeus | Ancaeus | Ancaeus | Ancaeus | Ancaeus | Ancaeus | | | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | Eurypylus | | | Clytie | Clytie | Clytie | Clytie | Clytie | Clytie |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thyreus | Thyreus | Thyreus | Thyreus | Thyreus | Thyreus | | | Eurymede | Eurymede | Eurymede | Eurymede | Eurymede | Eurymede | | | | | | | | | Heracles | Heracles | Heracles | Heracles | Heracles | Heracles | Chalciope | Chalciope | Chalciope | Chalciope | Chalciope | Chalciope |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Meleager | Meleager | Meleager | Meleager | Meleager | Meleager | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thessalus | Thessalus | Thessalus | Thessalus | Thessalus | Thessalus |