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Cephalus

Ancient Greek name


Ancient Greek name

Cephalus or Kephalos (; ) is the son of Hermes, and a hero-figure in Greek mythology. Cephalus carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The root of this name is κεφαλ, meaning "head".

Mythological

  • Cephalus, son of Hermes and Herse.
  • Cephalus, son of Deion/Deioneos, husband of Procris, loved by Eos.

Historical

  • Cephalus, son of Lysanias from Syracuse (5th century BCE), a wealthy metic and elderly arms manufacturer living in Athens who engages in dialogue with Socrates in Plato's Republic. He was the father of orator Lysias, philosopher Polemarchus and Euthydemus.
  • Cephalus, Athenian orator who flourished after the time of the Thirty Tyrants.
  • Cephalus, a Molossian who sided with Perseus in the Third Macedonian War.

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References

References

  1. "Logeion".
  2. "Logeion".
  3. [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], 3.14.3
  4. [[Gaius Julius Hyginus. Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 125
  5. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [https://books.google.com/books?id=H8QPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA191&dq=Cephalus+Antinous] by William Smith
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