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Cercaphus
In
Greek mythology
,
Cercaphus
may
refer to
the following figures:
Cercaphus, one of the
Heliadae
.
Cercaphus, son of
Aeolus
and
father of
Ormenus
, the
eponymous founder
of
Ormenium
in
Thessaly
.
Cercaphus,
father
of
Maeander
by
Anaxibia
.
Cercaphus,
descendant
of
Helios
and
brother
of
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
which
bore
his name thereafter.
