Cephalus

son of Deioneus and beloved of Eos in Greek mythology
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Cephalus
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Cephalus

Summary

Cephalus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #207 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cephalus's father was Deioneus[3].
  • Cephalus's mother was Diomede[4].
  • Among Cephalus's spouses was Procris[5].
  • Among Cephalus's spouses was Clymene[6].
  • A child of Cephalus was Hesperus[7].
  • A child of Cephalus was Adymnus[8].
  • A child of Cephalus was Phaethon[9].
  • A child of Cephalus was Aoos[10].
  • A child of Cephalus was Arcesius[11].
  • A child of Cephalus was Iphiclus[12].
  • Cephalus's image is recorded as Eos Kephalos, Antikensammlung Berlin.JPG[13].
  • Cephalus is recorded as male[14].
  • Cephalus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[15].
  • Cephalus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50367692[16].
  • Cephalus's GND ID is recorded as 131717715[17].
  • Cephalus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14961424v[18].
  • Cephalus's IdRef ID is recorded as 240997735[19].
  • Cephalus's part of is recorded as Cephalus and Procris[20].
  • Cephalus's Commons category is recorded as Cephalus[21].
  • Cephalus's unmarried partner is recorded as Eos[22].
  • Cephalus's said to be the same as is recorded as Cephalus[23].
  • Cephalus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kgtk[24].
  • Cephalus's relative is recorded as Daetus[25].
  • Cephalus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26].
  • Cephalus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cephalus's father was Deioneus[3]. His mother was Diomede[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Procris[5], a mythological Greek character[28] and Clymene[6], a mythological Greek character[29]. Children include Hesperus[7], a Greek deity[30]; Adymnus[8], a mythological Greek character[31]; Phaethon[9], a mythological Greek character[32]; Aoos[10], a mythological Greek character[33]; Arcesius[11], a mythological Greek character[34]; and Iphiclus[12], a mythological Greek character[35].

Why It Matters

Cephalus draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #207 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Who were Cephalus's parents?

Cephalus's father was Deioneus[3]. Cephalus's mother was Diomede[4].

Who was Cephalus married to?

Cephalus's spouses include Procris[5] and Clymene[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Mythes de la Grèce archaïque. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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