Porpax may refer to:
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''Porpax'' (dragonfly), a genus of dragonflies
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''Porpax'' (plant), a genus of orchids
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Porpax (mythology) Porpax may refer to:
* ''Porpax'' (dragonfly), a genus of dragonflies
* ''Porpax'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* Porpax (mythology), in Greek mythology, one of the river gods
*Porpax, the central strap of an Ancient Greek aspis
An ''aspis'' ...
, in Greek mythology, one of the
river gods
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important. Anoth ...
*Porpax, the central strap of an Ancient Greek
aspis
An ''aspis'' (; : aspides, ) or ''porpax'' shield was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.
Construction
An ''aspis'' was deeply dished and made primarily of wood. Some had a thin sheet of bronze ...
or porpax shield
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