What Does Cephalus Mean?
Cephalus Is a Name Used Both for the Hero-Figure in Greek Mythology and Carried as a Theophoric Name by Historical Persons. Mythological Cephalus, an Athenian...
Cephalus is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. Mythological Cephalus, an Athenian son of Hermes and Herse. Cephalus, husband of Procris.
What does cephalus mean in medical terms?
Cephalic: Relating to the head or the head end of the body. Situated on, in, or near the head. Cephalic is synonymous with cranial, relating to the cranium or head.
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What is Cephalus the god of?
Etymology. The word kephalos is Greek for "head", perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding "head" of a great family that includes Odysseus. It could be that Cephalus means the head of the Sun who kills (evaporates) Procris (dew) with his unerring ray or 'javelin'.