Phrixus

Phrixus or Phryxus
Boeotian prince
Member of the Athamantian Royal House
Phrixus and Helle
Abode	Athamantis in Boeotia, later Colchis
Personal information
Parents	Athamas and Nephele
Siblings	Helle, Learches, Melicertes, Schoeneus, Leucon, Ptous (half brothers)
Consort	Chalciope
Offspring	Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus

In Greek mythology Phrixus (/ˈfrɪksəs/; also spelt Phryxus; Greek: Φρίξος, translit. Phrixos means "standing on end, bristling") was the son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds). He was the twin brother of Helle and the father of Argus^[1], Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus by Chalciope (Iophassa^[2]), daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis.