1) Ancient Athenian admiral 
[Athenian Commander] 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 li...[spider] Phanias is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). ==Name== Phanias is an Ancient Greek name. ...
also spelled Phaenias, or Phainias Greek philosopher of Eresus on the island of Lesbos, a pupil of Aristotle and a friend of Theophrastus, whom he ...