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'''Kephisos''' was a river-god in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, personified as a man with [[Cattle|bull]] horns. He is the father of the [[nymph]] [[Lalaia (mythology)|Lalaia]], and according to [[Ovid]], also of the mythical hunter {{Wiki|Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus}}.
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'''Kephisos''' is a river-god in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, personified as a man with [[Cattle|bull]] horns. He is the father of the [[nymph]] {{Wiki|Lilaea|Lalaia}}, and according to [[Ovid]], also of the mythical hunter {{Wiki|Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus}}.


During the 5th century BCE numerous locations within the [[Peloponnese]] were connected with him.
==Legacy==
*In [[Phokis]], the city of [[Lalaia]] was built near a [[Kephisos Spring|spring]] dedicated to him. The spring gave birth to the [[Kephisos River]] which ran from Phokis to [[Boeotia]] and into the [[Lake Kopais]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
In ancient Greece, numerous locations within the [[Peloponnese]] were connected with him. In [[Phokis]], the village of [[Lalaia]] was built near a [[Kephisos Spring|spring]] dedicated to him. The spring gave birth to the [[Kephisos River]] which ran from Phokis to [[Boeotia]] and into the [[Lake Kopais]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
*In [[Korinthia]], the [[Kephisos' Sanctuary Ruins]] were all that remained of a sanctuary dedicated to him by the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd" />


==Appearance==
Also in [[Korinthia]], Kephisos had a [[Kephisos' Sanctuary Ruins|sanctuary]] dedicated to him. However by the [[Peloponnesian War]], the sanctuary had fallen into decay and became a ruin.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}


==Reference==
==References==
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[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]

Latest revision as of 00:17, 15 October 2021

Kephisos was a river-god in Greek mythology, personified as a man with bull horns. He is the father of the nymph Lalaia, and according to Ovid, also of the mythical hunter Narcissus.

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In ancient Greece, numerous locations within the Peloponnese were connected with him. In Phokis, the village of Lalaia was built near a spring dedicated to him. The spring gave birth to the Kephisos River which ran from Phokis to Boeotia and into the Lake Kopais.[1]

Also in Korinthia, Kephisos had a sanctuary dedicated to him. However by the Peloponnesian War, the sanctuary had fallen into decay and became a ruin.[1]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]