Editing Cercaphus

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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Cercaphus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Κέρκαφος) may refer to the following figures:

* [[Cercaphus (Heliadae)|Cercaphus]], one of the [[Heliadae]].<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/5D*.html 5.56.5 & 5.57.7–8]</ref>
* Cercaphus, son of [[Aeolus (son of Hellen)|Aeolus]] and father of [[Ormenus]], the eponymous founder of [[Ormenium]] in [[Thessaly]].<ref>[[Strabo]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+9.5.18&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198:chapter=18&highlight=cercaphus 9.5.18]</ref>
* Cercaphus, father of [[Meander (mythology)|Maeander]] by [[Anaxibia]].<ref>[[Pseudo-Plutarch]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0400:chapter=9&highlight=cercaphus ''De fluviis'' 9]</ref>
*Cercaphus, descendant of [[Helios]] (Sun) and brother of [[Alpheus (deity)|Alpheus]]. While contending about the kingdom, Cercaphus was slain by his brother who was then pursued by the Furies and later on, flung himself to the river [[Nyctimus]] in [[Arcadia (ancient region)|Arcadia]] which bore his name thereafter.<ref>Pseudo-Plutarch, ''De fluviis'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0400:chapter=19&highlight=cercaphus 19]</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==
*[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''The Library of History'' translated by [[Charles Henry Oldfather]]. Twelve volumes. [[Loeb Classical Library]]. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59&ndash;8. [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/home.html Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site]
*Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0540 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Plutarch|Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus]], ''Morals'' translated from the Greek by several hands. Corrected and revised by. [[William Watson Goodwin|William W. Goodwin]], PH. D. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. Cambridge. Press Of John Wilson and son. 1874. 5. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0400%3Achapter%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Strabo]], ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]

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