Phartis

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Phartis is a named daughter of Danaus in Greek mythic genealogies, attested as one of the Danaids and recorded as the wife of an Aegyptid named Eurydamas. One source specifies her mother as an Ethiopian woman. Sources provide only brief genealogical notice and no narrative detail about her actions.

Origin

Phartis is attested in Greek genealogical sources as one of the Danaids, daughters of Danaus. In the brief account preserved in the cited sources she is named as the wife of an Aegyptid called Eurydamas. One source specifies her mother as an Ethiopian woman. Beyond these filiative facts, the provided materials do not supply a fuller origin narrative or personal backstory.

Appearance

No physical description or iconography of Phartis is provided in the supplied sources. She is known only by name and familial relations.

Abilities

The sources do not attribute supernatural powers or specific behaviors to Phartis. She functions in the extant material as a genealogical figure (a daughter of Danaus and a wife to an Aegyptid). While the broader Danaid cycle involves the motif of brides and the slaying of husbands, the supplied sources do not record whether Phartis personally participated in those events.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

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Wards

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    none attested in sources

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Eurydamas (Wikipedia entry mentioning Phartis). Wikipedia contributors, 'Eurydamas', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
  2. [2]
    Wikidata item for Phartis. Wikidata entry Q12885680 (Phartis).other
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