Phene (mythology)

[1] According to Celoria, the elements pha- and phe- in the names of Periphas and Phene can both be traced to the ancient Greek verb φαίνω (phaino), meaning 'to appear'.

[2] According to Beekes it has no clear etymology, and its alternative spelling φίνις (phínis), points to a pre-Greek origin, which according to him is the most likely possibility anyway.

Periphas was a pious and just man, beloved by his subjects, who then began to worship him as a god.

They erected temples to him and worshipped him using Zeus's cult titles such as Soter (the saviour) and Epopsios ("overlooker of all").

[2][4][5] Antoninus Liberalis, who recorded the tale, did not mention Phene's name, only the bird she transformed into, and simply referred to her as Periphas's wife.