Periphas (king of Attica)

In Greek mythology, Periphas (; Ancient Greek: Περίφας, Períphās "conspicuousness") was a legendary king of Attica, whom Zeus turned into an eagle. Aside from a passing reference in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the only known source for this story is the second century AD or later Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis.

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Periphas (king of Attica)

In Greek mythology, Periphas (; Ancient Greek: Περίφας, Períphās "conspicuousness") was a legendary king of Attica, whom Zeus turned into an eagle. Aside from a passing reference in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the only known source for this story is the second century AD or later Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis.

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