Strophius

For the spider genus, see Strophius (spider).

In Greek mythology, Strophius (/ˈstroʊfiəs/; Ancient Greek: Στρόφιος means "slippery fellow, twister") was the name of the following personages:

• Strophius, son of Crisus, was a King of Phocis, husband of the sister of Agamemnon (whose name was either Anaxibia,^[1] Astyocheia^[2] or Cydragora^[3]) and, by her, father of Pylades and Astydameia. When Orestes was hiding from his murderous mother, Clytemnestra, Strophius hid him.^[4] During this time, Orestes and Pylades became great friends.
• Strophius, one of Pylades' sons with Electra, Orestes' sister. Pylades and Electra's other son was Medon.^[5]
• Strophius, father of the Trojan Scamandrius, who was killed by Menelaus.^[6]
• Strophius, father of Phlogius, a companion of Dionysus in the Indian campaign.^[7]
• Strophius, a man in the crew of Menelaus during his return from Troy.^[8]