Acraepheus

A son of the god Apollo. The foundation of the Boeotian town of Acraephia was ascribed to him. Apollo, who was worshiped in that place, was given the surname Acraephius or Acraephiaeus.

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References

Sources

  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.
  • Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Ακραιφία.