Cephalus
Publié le 17/01/2022
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Greek Son of Hermes; husband of
Procris, who was a daughter of Erechtheus; love interest
of the dawn goddess Eos. Eos tricked Cephalus into
leaving his beloved wife. The unhappy Procris sought
the protection of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. By the
devious methods of Artemis, Cephalus was presented
with two magnificent gifts, a spear that never missed
its mark and a hound named Laelaps that never lost
the scent of its quarry. Cephalus inadvertently cast the
spear at Procris and killed her. He then killed himself
by leaping from a cliff into the sea.