In Greek mythology, Phthia (/ˈθaɪə/; Greek: Φθία or Φθίη Phthía) may refer to the following individuals:
- Phthia, the nymph mother of Dorus by Hellen, the progenitor of the Hellenes, according to Vitruvius's De architectura.[1]
- Phthia, daughter of Phoroneus and mother of Achaeus by the god Zeus.[2] This version is to some extent confirmed by Aelian, who relates that Zeus assumed the shape of a dove to seduce a certain Phthia.[3]
- Phthia, the beloved of Apollo, by whom she became the mother of Dorus, Laodocus, and Polypoetes.[4]
- Phthia, a Theban princess who was one of the Niobids, children of Amphion, king of Thebes, and Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.[5][6]
- Phthia or Clytia, the concubine of Amyntor who falsely accused her stepson, Phoenix, of seduction causing his father to blind him.[7]
- ^ Vitruvius, De architectura 4.1.3 (pp. 202–5).
- ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21
- ^ Aelian, Varia Historia 1.15
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.6
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.5.6
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 11 & 69
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.13.8