In Greek mythology, '''Phalanthus''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|l|æ|n|θ|ə|s}}; Ancient Greek: Φάλανθος) is the name of three men.

* Phalanthus of Tanagra, one of the defenders of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes. He was killed by Hippomedon.<ref>Statius, ''Thebaid'' 9.103</ref> *Phalanthus of Tarentum, the Spartan founder of Tarentum. Married to Aethra.<ref>Pausanias, 10.10.6</ref> * Phalanthus, son of Agelaus (son of Stymphalus, son of Elatus, son of Arcas). A city in Arcadia was named after him.<ref>Pausanias, 8.35.9</ref><ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Φάλανθος''</ref>

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== References ==

* Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.1.1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library] * Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. * Publius Papinius Statius'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] * Publius Papinius Statius, ''The Thebaid. Vol I-II''. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0498 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.] * Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt,'' edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. [https://topostext.org/work/241 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]

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