Phyllis

Phyllis is a female given name in English, derived from a character in Greek mythology. It may refer to:

Greek mythological figures

• Phyllis, princess of Thrace
• Phyllis (river god), a river god of Bithynia
• Phyllis, consort of Ereuthalion
• Phyllis, mother of the Trojan Alcaeus
• Phyllis, who rides on Aristotle's back in medieval legend, in some accounts the mistress of Alexander the Great.

Other uses

• Phyllis Province, Greece
• Phyllis (plant), plant genus from the madder family (Rubiaceae)
• Phyllis (Passions), minor character on the daytime drama Passions
• Phyliss Dennefer, fictional character in Marvel Comics
• Phyllis Lindstrom, fictional character featured on The Mary Tyler Moore Show played by Cloris Leachmen
  • Phyllis (TV series), 1970s TV spin-off featuring the character
• Phyllis Summers Newman, a long-running character on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless
• Phyllis Vance (née Lapin), character on The Office played by Phyllis Smith
• Phyllis Township, a geographic township in Ontario, Canada

People named Phyllis

• Phyllis Bartholomew, long jumper
• Phyllis Coates, actress
• Phyllis Diller, actress/comedian
• Phyllis Dillon, rocksteady singer
• Phyllis Gotlieb (1926-2009), Canadian writer
• Phyllis Hyman, jazz singer
• Phyllis Newman, actress
• Phyllis Schlafly, writer
• Phyllis Smith, actress
• Phyllis Thaxter, actress
• Phyllis A. Whitney, writer
• Phyllis Pearsall, creator of the A to Z map of London

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