Cephalus
the husband of Procris.
- Also Kephalos.
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How to use Cephalus in a sentence
Cephalus, at whose house the conversation of Platos Republic is placed, was a resident alien.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsIf Cephalus was caught into the arms of one that was a goddess, Asclepius obtained yet greater honour.
The Sportsman | XenophonAt this time the goddess fell in love with Cephalus, the young hunter, and frequently visited him on Mount Hymettus.
Myths of Greece and Rome | H. A. GuerberLe´laps.The tireless hunting dog given by Procris to Cephalus, 70.
Myths of Greece and Rome | H. A. GuerberOn the wall behind, upon the right-hand horn, you must paint her husband Tithonus, and on the left her lover Cephalus.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects | Giorgio Vasari
British Dictionary definitions for -cephalus
denoting a cephalic abnormality: hydrocephalus
Origin of -cephalus
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