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Cephalus

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Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head"[citation needed]) is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons.

Mythological

Historical

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Apollodorus, 3.14.3
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 125
  3. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [1] by William Smith

References

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  • Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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