Cephalus (son of Deione/Deioneus)

Cephalus and Eos, by Nicolas Poussin (circa 1630)
Aurora and Cephalus, 1733, by François Boucher

In Greek mythology, Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos) is a Aeolian prince, the son of Deion/Deioneos, ruler of Phocis, and Diomede, and grandson of Aeolus.[1][2] He was one of the lovers of the dawn goddess Eos.[3]

  1. ^ M. Broadbent, Studies in Greek Genealogy 1968, ch. 5.
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.4
  3. ^ Scholia ad Callimachus, Hymn, in Dian. 209

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