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noun

Cĕphălus

gen. Cĕphăli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a son of Deïoneus; of Pandion; a grandson of Æolus
a son of Deïoneus (Hyg. Fab. 189) or of Pandion (id. ib. 279), a grandson of Æolus (hence, Aeolides, Ov. M. 6, 681), the husband of Procris, whom he, when watched by her, unintentionally shot, Ov. M. 6, 681; 7, 665 sq.; 7, 841; Hyg. Astr. 2, 35; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 445.
Perseus ID: n7466 Key: Cephalus