Name Phalias Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Φαλίας(Ancient Greek) Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified Meaning & History Possibly derived from Ancient Greek φαλός (phalos) meaning "white, shining". This was the name of one of the fifty (or fifty-one) grandsons of Thespius fathered by Heracles in Greek mythology, his mother being Heliconis.