< Cephalus, son of Pandion > 1/2
1 Origin
In 1310 BC, Cephalus was born in Thoricus of Attica.
1.1 Father's name
Cephalus, son of Deioneus, married Procris, daughter of Erechtheus, and lived in Thoricus.
Traditions say that the father of Cephalus, husband of Procris, was Deioneus or Deion.
However, the following facts suggest that Cephalus' father was Pandion, king of Athenians.
1) Cephalus, son of Deion, was king of the Athenians.
2) Cephalus, son of Deioneus, lived in Thoricus of Attica.
3) Hyginus tells us that Cephalus was the son of Pandion.
4) Hyginus tells us that Nisus, king of Megara, was the son of Deion.
Most traditions tell us that Nisus was the son of Pandion.
Thus, Deion (or Deioneus) of Thoricus was another name for Pandion, king of Athenians.
Thoricus was one of the twelve towns that Theseus united into one.
Before Theseus, the twelve towns had their own rulers who were Erecthids, and Cephalus was probably one of them.
2 Family
Cephalus' wife was Procris.
Many traditions say that Procris was the daughter of Erechtheus.
However, Procris' father was not the sixth king of Athenians, Erechtheus, but the eighth king of Athenians, Pandion.
Therefore, Cephalus and Procris were half-siblings.
Cephalus and Procris had no children.
After Procris' death, Cephalus married Euryodeia and had a son, Arcesius (or Arcisius).
3 Others
3.1 Exile to Thebes
Cephalus succeeded Thoricus from his father, Pandion.
During the reign of Aegeus, the ninth king of Athenians, an internal conflict arose, and Cephalus was exiled by Aegeus and exiled to Thebes.
Legend has it that Cephalus killed his wife Procris and left Athens.
3.2 Settlement in Cephallenia
In 1277 BC, Cephalus participated in an expedition to the land of the Teleboans led by Amphitryon of Thebes.
Cephalus settled on the largest island in the Ionian Sea and called it Cephallenia.
Cephalus fought against the Teleboans who already lived on the island and captured Pterelas' daughter Euryodeia, whom he married.
Ithacus, Neritus, and Polyctor, the three sons of Pterelas, son of Deioneus, who were expelled from Cephallenia by Cephalus, emigrated to Ithaca.
