Cephalos

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Mar 09, 2026 02:35 PM — History

An unlocatable city in the Taphian islands, named after Cephalus

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/886967593

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Κέφαλος (Kephalos: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)

Cephalos makes connections with:

Cephalos located in Taphiae? (islands) (unspecified date range)

Cephalos receives connections from:

Less than certain: Heleios related Cephalos (unspecified date range)

Place type:
unlocated, settlement

References:

Evidence:

Apollod. Bibl. (Frazer: Perseus) 2.4.7

See Further:

MANTO 11331316: City of Cephalos

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, and Tom Elliott, 'Cephalos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/886967593> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/886967593 |title=Places: 886967593 (Cephalos) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 3:05 am |publisher=Pleiades}}