Phthia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Phthia '' may refer to the following individuals:
- Phthia, daughter of Phoroneus and mother of Achaeus by the god Zeus. This version is to some extent confirmed by Aelian, who relates that Zeus assumed the shape of a dove to seduce a certain Phthia.
- Phthia, the beloved of Apollo, by whom she became the mother of Dorus, Laodocus, and Polypoetes.
- Phthia, a Theban princess who was one of the Niobids, children of Amphion, king of Thebes and Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.
- Phthia or Clytia, concubine of Amyntor who falsely accused her stepson, Phoenix, of seduction causing his father to blind him.
