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Rhacius

In Greek mythology, Rhacius was the Cretan son of Lebes, who led a group of Greek settlers to Colophon in Asia Minor. With his wife Manto, daughter of the seer Tiresias, he became the father of Mopsus, a renowned seer.

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In Greek mythology, Rhacius /ˈrʃəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ῥάκιος) was the Cretan son of Lebes, who led a group of Greek settlers to Colophon in Asia Minor.1 With his wife Manto, daughter of the seer Tiresias, he became the father of Mopsus, a renowned seer.2

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  1. Hard, p. 331.
  2. Hard, p. 331; Grimal, s.v. Rhacius; Pausanias, 7.3.2.
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