Cephissus

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proper noun

A river god of Ancient Greece, said to be the father of Narcissus.

OriginLatin Cephisus →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kephissos

  1. Greekhuman sciencesA river god of Ancient Greece, said to be the father of Narcissus.

    If it’s been a while since you’ve read it, the story, in Ovid’s telling, goes like this: Narcissus is born gorgeous, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope.

    2026 March 29, Ezra Klein, “I Saw Something New in San Francisco”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. LatinCephisus
  2. EnglishCephissus

Borrowed from Latin Cephisus.

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APA

Cephissus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cephissus

MLA

“Cephissus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cephissus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cephissus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cephissus.

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