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In Greek mythology, Phorcys, or Phorkys was a primevil sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia. His wife was Ceto and together they had many children, all hideous monsters collectively known as the Phorcydes.

Consorts/Children

1. Ceto
   1. Echidna
   2. Gorgons
      1. Euryale
      2. Medusa
      3. Sthenno
   3. Graeae
      1. Deino
      2. Enyo
      3. Pemphredo
   4. HesperidesIn Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far west corner of the world, located, according to various sources, in the Arcadian Mountains in Greece, near the Atlas mountains in Libya, or on a distant island at the edge o
      1. AegleIn Greek mythology, there were three different people named Aegle . One belonged to the Hesperides, another to the Heliades, and the third was a Naiad occasionally considered the mother of the Charites by Helios. 96 Aegle is an asteroid.
      2. ArethusaArethusa means "the waterer". In Greek mythology, Arethusa was one of the Hesperides # A nymph, daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid), Arethusa ran from a suitor, Alpheus, the river god, making her way to Sicily. Artemis changed her into a fountain.
      3. Erytheia
      4. HesperiaHesperia may refer to: One of the Hesperides in Greek mythology Hesperia ("Evening land", or "Western land"), a term sometimes applied to Italy and sometimes to Spain Hesperia also called Asterope, the wife or desired lover of Aesacus and daughter of the
   5. LadonLadon is the hundred-headed dragon that guarded the garden of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. He is variously described as the offspring of Phorcys or of Typhon and Echidna. It was said that his heads spoke with a multitude of voices in many languages.
   6. ScyllaIn Greek mythology, Scylla or Skylla (Greek ) was a name shared by two beings: Scylla was the Princess of Megara, daughter of King Nisus who was invincible as long as a lock of red hair still existed, hidden in his white hair. King Minos of Crete attacked
   7. Sirens
   8. Thoosa

Also in Greek mythology, Phorcys was the name of a Phrygian leader during the Trojan War. Ajax killed him.