Wikipedia / Epiphron
Wikipedia / Epiphron
In Greek mythology, Epiphron ( ; , ) was the daimon or spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and sagacity. According to Hyginus, Epiphron was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nox (Night, the Roman equivalent of Nyx).
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References
Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Further reading
Waser, Otto, "Epiphron", in Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band VI, Halbband 1, edited by Wilhelm Kroll, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1907. Wikisource.