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1020: 289:'s hair, which Athena had given him, saying that if it was held up three times from the city walls, any enemy advancing on the city would turn in flight. Thus persuaded, Cepheus and his twenty sons joined Heracles' expedition against Hippocoon. According to Apolodorus, Cepheus and all of his twenty sons were killed in battle, while according to the historian 362:
For a discussion of the Arcadian royal family see Hard, pp. 537–549, in particular, for Cepheus, see p. 547. For genealogical tables containing Cepheus, see Hard, p. 713, Table 20, and Grimal, p.532, Table 9. See also Parada, s.vv. Aleus, Cepheus
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969: 203: 502: 376: 191:, Aleus had three sons, Lycurgus, Amphidamas and Cepheus, however Apollodorus has Amphidamas as the son of Lycurgus. According to the historian 694: 266:, since according to Apollodorus, "Ancaeus and Cepheus, sons of Lycurgus, from Arcadia" were among those who participated in the hunt. 478: 474: 350: 346: 325: 1061: 469:. Apollodorus mentions "Ancaeus and Cepheus, sons of Lycurgus, from Arcadia" as being among those heroes who participated in the 345:; Grimal, s.v. Cepheus 1, Tripp, s.v. Cepheus 2, and Parada, s.v. Cepheus 2, all treat these two as the same, while Smith, s.vv. 17: 1100: 1095: 923: 874: 842: 819: 785: 1090: 702: 638: 427: 423: 419: 678: 656: 589: 565: 530: 514: 466: 439: 415: 411: 407: 388: 941: 908: 889: 746: 380: 125: 698: 561: 545: 1105: 300:
was believed to have received its name from Cepheus. A Cepheus was said to have brought colonists to the town of
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was said to be another brother of Chepheus and son of Aleus, while according to the geographer
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sought the help of Cepheus and his twenty sons, in his campaign against
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Cepheus was a member of the Arcadian royal family, the descendants of
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Grimal, s.v. Cepheus 1; Parada, s.v. Cepheus 2; Apollodorus,
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Grimal, s.v. Cepheus 1; Tripp, s.v. Cepheus 2; Smith,
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in Arcadia. According to Apollodorus, Aleus had, by
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While according to the mythographer 916:Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology 869:, Hackett Publishing Company, 2007. 835:The Dictionary of Classical Mythology 677:Grimal, s.v. Cepheus 1; Apollodorus, 1014: 903:, Cambridge University Press, 2010. 810:No. 340. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 24: 195:, Aleus also had a daughter named 25: 1127: 776:No. 1, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1018: 47: 723: 707: 683: 671: 662: 618: 606: 594: 582: 570: 550: 535: 519: 246:. He was joined by his brother 1002:, translated by J. H. Mozley, 507: 484: 459: 444: 432: 366: 356: 331: 318: 13: 1: 1101:Characters in the Argonautica 1096:Mythological kings of Arcadia 901:A History of Cyprus, Volume 1 828:Online version by Bill Thayer 740: 234:In his youth, Cepheus joined 1034:. You can help Knowledge by 254:, the son of their brother 229: 7: 957:. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. 10: 1132: 1091:Mythological city founders 1013: 884:, Psychology Press, 2004, 701:. Compare with Pausanias, 353:, treats them as distinct. 183:In addition, the Argonaut 29: 1026:This article relating to 837:, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. 328:; s.vv. Cepheus 2, Aleus. 206:. He also had a daughter 168:and two sons Cepheus and 135: 812:Harvard University Press 778:Harvard University Press 311: 242:in their quest for the 18:Cepheus (king of Tegea) 1106:Mythological Arcadians 1004:Loeb Classical Library 808:Loeb Classical Library 774:Loeb Classical Library 668:Tripp, s.v. 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Index

Cepheus (king of Tegea)
Cepheus (mythology)
Greek mythology
/ˈsfiəs,-fjs/
Ancient Greek
Tegea
Arcadia
Argonaut
Heracles
Hippocoon
Sparta
Apollodorus
Calydonian boar hunt
Pelasgos
Arcadia
Aleus
Tegea
Neaera
Pereus
Auge
Lycurgus
Hyginus
Cleobule
Amphidamas
Pausanias
Diodorus Siculus
Alcidice
Aeropus
Sterope
Hippocoon

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