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👤 Cephisos (river god)

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  • Information
    river god of various locations
    Personification of
    🌍 River Cephisos (Attica)  🌍 River Cephisos (Eleusis)  🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia)  🌍 River Cephisos (Argolid)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1478704
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/43679
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/Q1B4cxorRg6yfjeEv4W27wV
    Gender
    Male
    Father of
    👤 Diogeneia (d. of Cephisos) daughter of Cephisos👤 Daulis (eponym) eponym of Daulis, daughter of Cephisos👤 Melaina daughter of Cephisos👤 Eteocles (Orchomenian) king of Orchomenos, son of Andreus or Cephisos👤 Lilaia (eponym) eponym of Lilaia, daughter of Cephisos👤 Elieus Tanagrian👤 Colonos Tanagrian👤 Copais personification of the lake in Boiotia👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection
    Has children with
    👤 Melantho (d. of Deucalion) mother or grandmother of Delphos👤 Liriope mother of Narcissos
    Cult sites
    🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 River Cephisos (Attica) river in Attica
    Related entities
    👤 Diogeneia (d. of Cephisos) daughter of Cephisos👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Inachos (river god) river god and eponym of river in the Argolid, and in some traditions king of Argos🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese👤 Asterion (river god) river god and eponym of river in Argolid🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese👤 Daulis (eponym) eponym of Daulis, daughter of Cephisos👤 Melaina daughter of Cephisos👤 Eteocles (Orchomenian) king of Orchomenos, son of Andreus or Cephisos👤 Castalia (d. of Acheloos) eponym of Castalia, daughter of Acheloos🏛️ the Castalian Spring (Delphi)👤 Lilaia (eponym) eponym of Lilaia, daughter of Cephisos👤 Cephisiades (alt. Eteocles) alternative name for Eteocles🌍 River Cephisos (Attica) river in Attica👤 Acheloos (river god) river god👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👤 Elieus Tanagrian👤 Colonos Tanagrian👤 Hyrieus son of Alcyone and Poseidon, Boiotian👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon👤 Libya daughter of Epaphos👤 Terpsichore Muse👤 Copais personification of the lake in Boiotia🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia) river in Phocis and Boiotia👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection👤 Liriope mother of Narcissos👤 Melantho (d. of Deucalion) mother or grandmother of Delphos👤 Phocos (Phocian) transformed into a seal
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.1📖 Pausanias 2.15.5📖 Pausanias 2.20.6📖 Pausanias 2.22.4📖 Pausanias 10.4.7📖 Pausanias 10.6.1-10.6.4📖 Pausanias 9.34.6-9.34.10📖 Pausanias 10.8.10📖 Pausanias 10.33.4📖 Pausanias 1.37.3📖 Pausanias 1.34.3📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 40📖 Corinna fr. 655 PMG📖 Pindar, Pythian 12 1-32📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.339-3.510📖 Epaphroditos, Commentary on Callimachus, Aetia fr. 56 Braswell-Billerbeck📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350-7.403
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, Greek QuestionsCorinnaPindar, Pythian 12Ovid, MetamorphosesEpaphroditos, Commentary on Callimachus, Aetia
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiAlcaiosMyrtisCallimachus, Aetia
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 43 Most📖 Alcaios fr. 307d Lobel-Page📖 Myrtis fr. 716 PMG📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 42 Most📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 52 Harder
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Reliefs on the Altar of Amphiaraos at Oropos (Not Extant)
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