Philaeus (mythology)
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| Gender | Male |
| Title | Prince |
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| Birthplace | Molossia |
In Greek mythology, Philaeus (Ancient Greek: Φιλαῖος, romanized: Philaîos) is a minor figure, a prince of the Molossians, who was transformed into a bird by the will of Zeus, the god of justice, in order to escape a fiery death.
Mythology
The entire family was seen as just and righteous and therefore especially favored by the gods. One day raiders attacked them in the fields; the family ran off to their house and began to throw various objects at them in self-defense, whereupon the offenders set the house ablaze. The god of justice, Zeus would not let his favourites suffer such a cruel and undeserving death that he changed them all six of them into various birds in order to save them from the flames; Philaeus became a 'dog bird', an entirely unidentifiable avian creature.[1][2][3]
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