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Cephalus
[ sef-uh-luhs ]
noun
Classical Mythology.
- the husband of Procris.
-cephalus
combining form
- denoting a cephalic abnormality
hydrocephalus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cephalus1
New Latin -cephalus; see -cephalic
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Example Sentences
Yes, but as old Cephalus once heard Sophocles say, the least of us know that love is a cruel and terrible master.
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She did not give in; she only did not firmly oppose him, but that was enough for Cephalus.
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She was married very happily to Cephalus, a grandson of the King of the Winds, Aeolus; but they had been married only a few weeks when Cephalus was carried off by no less a personage than Aurora herself, the Goddess of the Dawn.
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This malicious suggestion drove Cephalus mad with jealousy.
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Cephalus, however, had quickly come to his senses and realized the poor part he had played.
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