What is "phanias"

Phanias may refer to:

• A historic person:
  • Phanias of Eresus in Lesbos, Greek philosopher
  • Phanias (Stoic philosopher), a Stoic philosopher, disciple of Posidonius. Diogenes Laertius mentions a work of his wherein he compares Posidonius with Panaetius in arguing from physical principles
  • Phanias (Athenian Commander), an Athenian naval commander during the Corinthian War
• Phanias (genus), a genus of jumping spiders

Phanias is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Phanias (fl. 4th century BC) was an Athenian commander during the Corinthian War. In 388 BC he participated in naval operations around Abydus. He, along with fellow commanders Demaenetus, Leontichus and Dionysius unsuccessfully pursued the Spartan fleet under Antalcidas. However, Antalcidas was able to evade them and link up with an allied Syracusan and Italian squadron at Abydus.