Phineus (son of Belus)

Phineus (Greek Фινεύς ), the son of the Egyptian king Belus and the Anchinoë, in Greek mythology, was the fiancée of his niece Andromeda, the daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus. The coast of Ethiopia, but was haunted by the sea monster Keto and the oracle of Ammon prophesied that Cepheus must sacrifice his daughter Andromeda to the monster, to avert the disaster.

When Perseus learned this, to have been committed as follows: He killed the sea monster, so saved the life of Andromeda and received it for his wife. Phineus by Perseus then demanded the return of his fiancé. Perseus refused to do so; it came to a fight, during which the Perseus Phineus contrary stuck the head of Medusa and petrified him.

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  • Person of Greek mythology
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