proper nounPhārisPHARIS☆ KeepMeaninga city in MesseniaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PHARISLEWIS & SHORTPHARISPhāris, is, f., = Φᾶρις, I. a city in Messenia, afterwards called Pharae or Pherae, Stat. Th. 4, 226.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyPharisPharis (Φάρις), a son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia, by whom he became the father of Telegone. He is the reputed founder of the town of Pharac …