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	Narcissus — FactMonster.com
		This charming flower is named from the son of Cephisus.
		This beautiful youth saw his reflection in a fountain, and thought it the presiding nymph of the place.
		Plutarch says the plant is called Narcissus from the Greek narke (numbness), and that it is properly narcosis, meaning the plant which produces numbness or palsy.
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/narcissus.html (225 words)

	ATHENODORUS - LoveToKnow Article on ATHENODORUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Turcovuni ridge, probably the ancient Anchesmus,)arates the valley of the Cephisus on the north-west from ft of its confluent, the Ilissus, which skirted the ancient, city the south-west.
		The Cephisus, rising in Pentelicus, enters I sea at New Phalerum; in summer it dwindles to an innificant stream, while the Ilissus, descending from Hymett~rs, totally dry, probably owing to the destruction of the ancient ests on both mountains, and the consequent denudation of soil.
		The Attic plain, notwith- cfthcgeo Lnding the lightness of the soil, furnished an adequate ~,aphI~~~ pply of cereals; olive and fig groves and vineyards posjhbou,.
	23.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AT/ATHENODORUS.htm (2408 words)

	CEPHISUS : River god of Phocis & Boeotia in Greece ; Greek mythology : KEPHISOS
		CEPHISUS : River god of Phocis and Boeotia in Greece ; Greek mythology : KEPHISOS
		KEPHISOS (Cephisus) was a River-God of Phokis and northern Boiotia in central Greece.
		The Kephisos River had its headwaters on the northern slopes of Mount Parnassos, and the southern foothills of the Mount Othrys.
	www.theoi.com /Potamos/PotamosKephisos1.html (821 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Narcissus (The). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This charming flower is named from the son of Cephisus.
		This beautiful youth saw his reflection in a fountain, and thought it the presiding nymph of the place.
		Plutarch says the plant is called Narcissus from the Greek narke (numbness), and that it is properly narcosis, meaning the plant which produces numbness or palsy.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/81/11912.html (158 words)

	ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va] - Online Information article about ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, ...
		The Turcovuni ridge, probably the ancient Anchesmus, separates the valley of the Cephisus on the north-west from that of its confluent, the Ilissus, which skirted the ancient city on the south-west.
		The Cephisus, rising in Pentelicus, enters the sea at New Phalerum; in summer it dwindles to an in-significant stream, while the Ilissus, descending from Hymettus, is totally dry, probably owing to the destruction of the ancient forests on both mountains, and the consequent denudation of the soil.
		A cavity, a little to the west of the Observatory Hill, is generally supposed to be the ancient Barathron or place of execution.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ARN_AUD/ATHENS_AN_vat_Athenae_modem_co.html (16039 words)

	CEPHISUS : River god of Argolis in Greece ; Greek mythology : KEPHISOS
		CEPHISUS : River god of Argolis in Greece ; Greek mythology : KEPHISOS
		KEPHISOS (or Cephisus) was a River-God of Argos in the Peloponnesos, southern Greece.
		The Kephisos stream was a small tributory of the Inakhos river of Argos.
	www.theoi.com /Potamos/PotamosKephisos3.html (244 words)

	Classics Latin Greek Teaching Aids.
		She was once one of Juno's attendants, and became the confidant of Jupiter's amours.
		In commemoration of this unexpected success, this festival was instituted to Diana, and observed with the greatest solemnity, so that even one of the months of the year, March, was called Elaphebolion from this circumstance.
		The way through which they issued from the city was called hiera odos, the sacred way; the resting place 'lepa own, from a fig tree which grew in the neighbourhood.
	www.parsonsd.co.uk /lemprieree.php (4878 words)

	The Academy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		The Academy (Academia was originally a public garden or grove in the suburbs of Athens, about six stadia from the city, named from Academus or Hecademus, who left it to the citizens for gymnastics (Paus.
		It was surrounded with a wall by Hipparchus, adorned with statues, temples, and sepulchres of illustrious men; planted with olive and plane trees, and watered by the Cephisus.
		The olive-trees, according to Athenian fables, were reared from layers taken from the sacred olive in the Erechtheum, and afforded the oil given as a prize to victors at the Panathenean festival.
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/a/academy.htm (433 words)

	Decelea
		Although situated on a plain, Athens is surrounded by mountains: Hymettos and Pentelikon in the east, Aigaleos in the west, and Parnes in the north.
		Decelea is situated in a pass in the Parnes range, near the source of the Cephisus river, and -according to the Athenian historian Thucydides- 120 stadia (21 kilometer) north of Athens.
		It controlled one of the main roads from Thebes to Athens; in 479, for example, the Persian army of Mardonius passed through Decelea when it reoccupied Athens.
	www.livius.org /de-dh/decelea/decelea.html (604 words)

	Studies in Canadian Literature
		But while the deaths of Christie and Jules -- in the latter case hastened by suicide -- fascinate and move her, and the passing nature of human experience is never far from her thoughts, she has sufficient ties with those around her to counteract any pull towards a suicidal end.
		Narcissus' association with water, both through his father (the river-god Cephisus) and his attempt to embrace his reflection, contributes to his suitability to an artistic setting.
		If Narcissus is the artist, his reflection in the Pool is his work of art which is so apparently like the artist; yet, when we as readers naively try to grasp it as something tangibly reflecting its creator, we find that its essence is spiritual and intangible.
	www.lib.unb.ca /Texts/SCL/bin/get.cgi?directory=vol6_2/&filename=Mansbridge.htm (4897 words)

	Classics Log 9711e - Message Number 49 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A likeness to cattle is attributed by the Stymphalians to the Erasinus and Metope, by the Spartans to the Eurotas, by the Sicyonians and Phliasians to the Asopus, and by the Argives to the Cephisus.
		The form of a man is adopted by the Psophidians for the Erymanthus, and by the Heraeans for the Alpheus; the Chersonesians from Cnidus treat the same river in the same way.
		And in Sicily the Syracusans represented the Anapus as a man, whereas they honoured the spring Cyane with the statue of a woman.
	omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu /mailing_lists/CLA-L/Older/log97/9711e/9711e.49.html (423 words)

	Cephisus * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Cephisus * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Cut and paste the following text for use in a paper or electronic document report.
		"People, Places and Things: Cephisus", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Cephisus_1.html (217 words)

	Narcissus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephisus and the nymph Liriope.
		Narcissus was indifferent to love; although many girls threw themselves at the handsome youth, he ignored them all.
		On the spot where he died a flower appeared - the narcissus.
	www.angelfire.com /ego2/utopia/Narcissus.htm (131 words)

	Rebel Squadrons - IRC Quotes Database - Quote #1233
		I asked that 5 min ago :p
		I'm gonna kick him, perhaps when he joinf again he won't be so lagged
		everytime Gab writes sopmething I start laughing!!
	www.rebelsquadrons.org /quotes/1233 (131 words)

	Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod
		And Hesiod says that when Oedipus had died at Thebes, Argea the daughter of Adrastus came with others to the funeral of Oedipus.
		Cephisus is a river in Orchomenus where also the Graces are worshipped.
		Eteoclus the son of the river Cephisus first sacrificed to them, as Hesiod says.
	www.4literature.net /Hesiod/Hesiod_Homeric_Hymns_and_Homerica/32.html (367 words)

	Attica Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Saronic Gulf lies to the south and the island of Euboea lies off the north coast.
		The Cephisus River is the longest river, and Parnetha or Parnitha is the tallest mountain in Attica.
		The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens.
	topicguide.com /Attica.html (384 words)

	Ideas in Psychoanalysis - Narcissism
		Thus Ovid reveals the narcissistic themes of bodily pleasure, envy, and the difficulty in knowing how another truly feels, especially when one is oneself consumed with desire.
		Narcissus was the product of his mother Liriope's rape by the river God Cephisus.
		Narcissus was outstandingly beautiful from birth, so much so that envious gossips came to Tiresias questioning whether a creature so beautiful could live for long.
	www.freud.org.uk /narcissism.html (1085 words)

	Echo & Narcissus
		Echo fell in love with a vain youth named Narcissus, who was the son of the blue Nymph Leiriope of Thespia.
		The River god Cephisus had once encircled Leirope with the windings of his streams, and thus trapping her, had seduced the nymph.
		Concerned about the baby's welfare, Leirope went to consult the oracle called Teiresias regarding her son's future.
	www.thanasis.com /echo.htm (1765 words)

	Heroes, by Charles Kingsley; Story III. - Theseus Part II - How Theseus Slew The Devourers Of Men Page 7
		So he took an oath of the people of Eleusis, that they would serve him as their king, and went away next morning across the Thriasian plain, and over the hills toward Aphidnai, that he might find the sons of Phytalus.
		And as he was skirting the Vale of Cephisus, along the foot of lofty Parnes, a very tall and strong man came down to meet him, dressed in rich garments.
		On his arms were golden bracelets, and round his neck a collar of jewels; and he came forward, bowing courteously, and held out both his hands, and spoke -
	www.pagebypagebooks.com /Charles_Kingsley/Heroes/Story_III_Theseus_Part_II_How_Theseus_Slew_The_Devourers_Of_Men_p7.html (535 words)

	Ovid's Metamorphoses (Myth-Folklore Online)
		Dusky Liriope, the Naiad, was the first to test the truth and the accuracy of his words, whom once the river-god Cephisus clasped in his winding streams, and took by force under the waves.
		This loveliest of nymphs gave birth at full term to a child whom, even then, one could fall in love with, called Narcissus.
		One year the son of Cephisus had reached sixteen and might seem both boy and youth.
	www.mythfolklore.net /3043mythfolklore/reading/ovid/pages/12.htm (855 words)

	Metamorphoses Tales by Ovid, part 2 - The Gold Scales
		He follows close behind and chooses his steps by the traces of her course, and silently thanks Phoebus, his guide to the way.
		Now he had passed the fords of Cephisus and the fields of Panope: the heifer stopped, and lifting her beautiful head with its noble horns to the sky stirred the air with her lowings.
		Then looking back, to see her companion following, she sank her hindquarters on the ground and lowered her body onto the tender grass.
	oaks.nvg.org /omb.html (14740 words)

	Who was Eunostos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Who was the hero Eunostos in Tanagra, and why may no women enter his grove?
		Eunostos was the son of Elieus, who was the son of Cephisus, and Scias.
		They relate that he acquired his name because he was brought up by the nymph Eunosta.
	www.liminalityland.com /eunostos.htm (275 words)

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