Phineus


[fin-ee-uh s, fahy-nyoos] /ˈfɪn i əs, ˈfaɪ nyus/

noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.

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