Cephalus (son of Hermes)

In Greek mythology, Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos) was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Princess Herse and Hermes.

Family

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In some accounts, Cephalus was said to be the son of Hermes by Creusa[1] or of Pandion I.[2]

Mythology

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Because of Cephalus's great beauty, Eos (Dawn) fell in love with him. He was eventually carried away by her from the summit of mount Hymetttus to Syria, and by him she became the mother of Phaeton or Tithonus, the father of Phaeton.[3]

On the pediment of the kingly Stoa in the Kerameikos at Athens, and on the temple of Apollo at Amyclae, the carrying off of Cephalus by Hemera (not Eos) was represented.[4] According to a single myth, Eosphorus was also called the son of Cephalus and Eos.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 160
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 270.
  3. ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Eos". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.3.1.
  5. ^ Hyginus, De Astronomica 2.42.4.

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