In Greek mythology, Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos) was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Princess Herse and Hermes.
In some accounts, Cephalus was said to be the son of Hermes by Creusa[1] or of Pandion I.
[2] Because of Cephalus's great beauty, Eos (Dawn) fell in love with him.
[3] On the pediment of the kingly Stoa in the Kerameikos at Athens, and on the temple of Apollo at Amyclae, the carrying off of Cephalus by Hemera (not Eos) was represented.
[4] According to a single myth, Eosphorus was also called the son of Cephalus and Eos.