phanoteus

Updated: June 25, 2025

And while she thus spake, the old man came in, and would fain know whether that which he saw was the palace of Atreus. And when he heard that it was, he asked whether the lady whom he saw was the Queen. And hearing this also, he spake, "Lady, I have good tidings for thee and King Ægisthus." "First tell me who thou art." "I come from Phanoteus of Phocis: I bring great news."

Alfred John Church - Stories from the Greek Tragedians