| rdfs:comment | - In Greek mythology, Epaphus (Ancient Greek: Ἔπαφος), also called Apis, was the son of Zeus and Io. He was also a king of Egypt. The name/word Epaphus means "Touch". This refers to the manner in which he was conceived, by the touch of Zeus' hand. He was born in Euboea (Herodotus, Strabo) or, according to others, in Egypt, on the river Nile, after the long wanderings of his mother. He was then concealed by the Curetes, by the request of Hera, but Io sought and afterward found him in Syria. David Rohl identifies Epaphus with the Hyksos pharaoh Apophis.
- Epaphus was the son of Zeus and Io in Greek mythology. He was the king of Aethiopia; his stepfather, Psammetichus, was king of Egypt until he was succeeded by Epaphus. The name "Epaphus" literally means touch, this is because he was conceived by the touch of Zeus' hand. There is a contradiction as to where he was born; some claim in the cave Boösaule in Euboea, whilst according to others in Egypt on the river Nile. He was then concealed by the Curetes, upon the request of Hera, but Io sought and found him in Syria.
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| abstract | - Epaphus was the son of Zeus and Io in Greek mythology. He was the king of Aethiopia; his stepfather, Psammetichus, was king of Egypt until he was succeeded by Epaphus. The name "Epaphus" literally means touch, this is because he was conceived by the touch of Zeus' hand. There is a contradiction as to where he was born; some claim in the cave Boösaule in Euboea, whilst according to others in Egypt on the river Nile. He was then concealed by the Curetes, upon the request of Hera, but Io sought and found him in Syria. Epaphus was the founder of Memphis, Egypt. With his wife, also called Memphis, they had one daughter, Libya who, with Poseidon, was the progenitor of the House of Perseus. He was succeeded in Aethiopia by his brother-in-law and in Egypt by his step-brother.
- In Greek mythology, Epaphus (Ancient Greek: Ἔπαφος), also called Apis, was the son of Zeus and Io. He was also a king of Egypt. The name/word Epaphus means "Touch". This refers to the manner in which he was conceived, by the touch of Zeus' hand. He was born in Euboea (Herodotus, Strabo) or, according to others, in Egypt, on the river Nile, after the long wanderings of his mother. He was then concealed by the Curetes, by the request of Hera, but Io sought and afterward found him in Syria. Epaphus is regarded in the myths as the founder of Memphis, Egypt. With his wife, Memphis (or according to others, Cassiopeia), he had one daughter, Libya. Another of his daughters bore the name of Lysianassa. Epaphus also criticized Phaëton's heraldry, which prompted him to undertake his fateful journey in his father Phoebus' chariot of the sun. Belus, another mythological king of Egypt, is a grandson of Epaphus. David Rohl identifies Epaphus with the Hyksos pharaoh Apophis.
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