(Φαίαξ), a son of Poseidon and Cercyra, from whom the Phaeacians derived their name. (Diod. 4.72; Steph. Byz. s. v. Φαίαξ.) Conon (Narrat. 3) calls him the father of Alcinous and Locrus.
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890