Pherenicus

{{Short description|Ancient Greek epic poet}}

Pherenicus ({{langx|el|Φερένικος}}) was an epic poet from Heraclea Pontica.{{cite journal|last=Sandin|first=Pär|title=Famous Hyperboreans|journal=Nordlit|year=2014|volume=33|page=214}}{{Citation |last=Beck |first=Hans (Cologne) |title=Pherenicus |date=2006-10-01 |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/pherenicus-e919280#e919300 |work=Brill’s New Pauly |publisher=Brill |language=en |access-date=2022-07-11 |last2=Fornaro |first2=Sotera (Sassari) |last3=Portmann |first3=Werner (Berlin)}} He treated of Metamorphoses and similar fabulous tales. Athenaeus gives a statement from him respecting the origin of the fig-tree and other trees;{{cite book|author=Athenaeus|author-link=Athenaeus|trans-title=The Deiphnosophists |language=el |title=Deipnosophistaí |script-title=el:Δειπνοσοφισταί |volume=III |chapter=14 |page=78b}} and Tzetzes speaks of him as one of those who treated of the monstrous and fabulous forms of men,{{cite book|chapter=144: Περι του και ει τι τουτων ψευδεπινουστερον |title=Chiliades |author=Tzetzes |author-link=Tzetzes |volume=VII |language=el}} and quotes from him two lines respecting the Hyperboreans.comp. Schol. ad Pind. Ol. iii. 28.