Philoctetes Φιλοκτήτες
Other names
Phil Mutton Man, Nanny Goat, Shorty (by Meg) The goat man (by the Burnt Man of The Thebans ) Philly Goat, Goat Man (by Cacophone)
Distinguishing Features
Short and obese Satyr, half bald, horns, both red hair and beard, stubbles, pink skin, red nose, dark brown eyebrows, pointy ears, hairy chest, brown furry hind goat legs and tail
Occupation
Trainer of heroes Janitor (alternate timeline; formerly)
Goal
To train the greatest hero and help Hercules become a true hero (succeeded)
Home
Satyrville (birthplace) His island (current residence)
Parents
Cacophone (mother) Unnamed father
Siblings
Sal (brother) Unnamed sister
Allies
Hercules ,
Megara ,
Pegasus ,
Zeus ,
Hera ,
Hermes ,
Icarus ,
Cassandra ,
Achilles ,
Aladdin ,
Magic Carpet ,
Abu ,
Jasmine ,
Chipacles ,
Nestor and Meleager
Likes
Beautiful women, fame, riches, respect, success, gymnastics, bodybuilding, eating grass and pottery
Dislikes
Failure, snarky women, animals, insults, rejection, disrespect,
Meg (formerly)
Fate
Sees his dream come true
Movies
Hercules Hercules: Zero to Hero Mickey's House of Villains
TV Series
Hercules House of Mouse A Poem Is...
Video Games
Hercules Hades Challenge Kingdom Hearts seriesDisney Magical World Disney Infinity 2.0 (townsperson)Disney Magic Kingdoms Disney Emoji Blitz Disney Sorcerer's Arena (upcoming)
Park Attractions
Fantasmic! Hercules: The Muse-ical Hercules Victory Parade
Voice
Danny DeVito (original) Robert Costanzo (subsequent appearances)
Animators
Eric Goldberg Richard Hoppe Bert Klein Edward R. Gutierrez Marcia Kimura Dougherty Caroline Cruikshank Raul Garcia Teddy Hall Teresa Martin Tom Roth Theresa Wiseman
Inspiration
Philoctetes from Greek mythology
Danny DeVito
Grumpy from
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Mickey Goldmill from
Rocky Chiron from Greek mythology
Pan (the God of Nature) from Greek mythology
Source
“Yeah, I had a dream once. I dreamed I was gonna train the greatest hero there ever was. So great, the gods would hang a picture of him in the stars... all across the sky... and people would say, 'That's Phil's boy.' That's right. ”
―Phil on his dream
Philoctetes (better known as Phil ) is the tritagonist of Disney's 1997 animated feature film, Hercules . He is a crotchety old Satyr (half-human, half-goat) who served as a trainer of heroes in Ancient Greece—most notably, Achilles and the powerful demigod, Hercules .]