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 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.

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'.

Alexander Ross

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