Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Figures

    Epaphus

    deity figure · 3 works · 4 mentions · 5 anchored passages

    Apis

    spoken of as

    1 expression

    Apis“Epaphus”1 mention

    The Histories (Greek)

    Memphis, there appeared in Egypt that Apis whom the Greeks call Epaphus;
    book 3

    in the texts

    The HistoriesClassical · Greek

    God to whom the Egyptians believe bulls belong, which is why bulls are scrutinized for blemishes before sacrifice.

    They believe that bulls belong to Epaphus, and for this reason scrutinize them as follows;
    book 2
    Memphis, there appeared in Egypt that Apis whom the Greeks call Epaphus;
    book 3
    This Apis, or Epaphus, is a calf born of a cow that can never conceive again.
    book 3

    PhoenissaeClassical · Greek

    Son of Zeus and Io, invoked by the Chorus as a divine ancestor who might aid the land.

    And you, Epaphus, born from Io, our first mother, and child of Zeus:
    phoenissae

    BusirisClassical · Greek

    The mythological son of Zeus and father of Libya, forming part of Busiris's genealogy.

    His father was Poseidon, his mother Libya the daughter of Epaphus the son of Zeus, and she, they say, was the first woman to rule as queen and to give her own name to her country.
    busiris