In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities o ...
, the name Branchus ( el, Βράγχος) refers to the following characters, who may or may not be identical:
*
Branchus In Greek mythology, the name Branchus ( el, Βράγχος) refers to the following characters, who may or may not be identical:
* Branchus a lover of Apollo and a prophet.
* Branchus, father of Cercyon, by the nymph Argiope.Pseudo- Apollodorus ...
a lover of
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
and a prophet.
* Branchus, father of
Cercyon In Greek mythology, Cercyon ( Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, -ονος ''Kerkyon'') was the name of the following two figures:
* Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.
* Cercyon, son of Agamedes, and the father of Hippothous, who succeed ...
, by the
nymph
A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...
Argiope.
Pseudo
The prefix pseudo- (from Greek ψευδής, ''pseudes'', "false") is used to mark something that superficially appears to be (or behaves like) one thing, but is something else. Subject to context, ''pseudo'' may connote coincidence, imitation, ...
-Apollodorus
Apollodorus (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to:
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. ''Epitome
An epitome (; gr, ἐπιτομή, from ἐπιτέμνειν ''epitemnein'' meaning "to cut short") is a summary or miniature form, or an instance that represents a larger reality, also used as a synonym for embodiment. Epitomacy represents " ...
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Characters in Greek mythology