Epiphron
In Greek mythology, Epiphron (/ˈɛpɪfrɒn/ EP-if-ron; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίφρων [epípʰrɔːn], lit. 'prudence, care') was the daimon or spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and sagacity. According to Hyginus, Epiphron was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nox (Night, the Roman equivalent of Nyx).[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Further reading
[edit]- Waser, Otto, "Epiphron", in Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band VI, Halbband 1, edited by Wilhelm Kroll, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1907. Wikisource.
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