Phorcys

Phorcys was a Greek god.

Abode
Phorcys was the god of the hidden dangers of the deep sea. One of his attributes was a torch.

Depiction
Phorcys was depicted in ancient mosaics as having gray hair, a fish tail in the place of legs, spiked crab skin, and having crab-claw forelegs.

Parentage
Hesiod claims that Phorcys was the son of Pontus and Gaea, but in the Orphic hymns, he is said to be the son of Oceanus and Tethys.

The Phorcydes
In Hesiod's Theogony, it is written that the children of Phorcys and Ceto are called the Phorcydes. The list of Phorcys was given as follows;
 * The Graeae
 * The Gorgons
 * Echidna
 * Ladon

Father of Scylla
In Bibliotheca, Homer calls Scylla the daughter of Phorcys and Crataeis. Scylla is also said to be the daughter of Trienos.

Apollonius calls Scylla the daughter of Phorcys and Crataeis-Hecate while Stesichorus calls her the daughter of Phorcys and Lamia.

Relationships

 * Parents: Pontus and Gaea
 * Spouse(s): Ceto
 * Children with no mother: Thoosa
 * Children with Ceto: The Graeae, The Gorgons, Echidna, Ladon, Scylla