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Cephalus

son of Hermes and Herse in Greek mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q3010239

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
male[8]
Father
Hermes[2]
Mother
Herse[3]
Child
Phosphorus, Phaethon, Aoos, Phaethon, Kileus[4][5][6][7]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa[11]
P14750
05B6-0110-D421-3D1D-D41F[12]
Said to be the same as
Cephalus[10]
Unmarried partner
Hemera[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cephalus en Cephalus of Athens en Kephalos cs Kéfalos el Κέφαλος el Κέφαλος ο Αθηναίος es Cefalo es Céfalo fr Céphale fr Céphale fils d'Hermès ru Кефал ru Кефал (сын Гермеса)
🔖 Identifiers · 5
VIAF cluster ID
316443054
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121mdwj1, /g/11h2g2471n, /g/121zjk_f, /g/1hc0g4jll
IdRef ID
256103135
Mythoskop ID
w1479
ToposText person ID
13641

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🔗 Connections
Children (paternal) 3
Tithonus, Hesperus, Phosphorus
Parent of 3
Hermes, Herse, Creusa
Child 2
Phaethon, Phosphorus
Described by source 1
Pauly–Wissowa
Father 1
Hermes
Mother 1
Herse
Said to be the same as 1
Cephalus
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouses 1
Eos
Unmarried partner 1
Hemera
← Said to be the same as 1
Cephalus
← Unmarried partner 1
Hemera
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Summary

Cephalus is a mythological Greek character[1].

FAQs

Who were Cephalus's parents?

Cephalus's father was Hermes[2]. Cephalus's mother was Herse[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ku', 'ru', 'tr', 'uz']
    Sitelink count → 8
    Child → Phosphorus, Phaethon, Aoos +2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Child: Kileus, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  2. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unmarried partner → Hemera
    Sex or gender → male
    Child → Phosphorus, Phaethon, Aoos +2
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 05B6-0110-D421-3D1D-D41F, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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