Scephrus

In Greek mythology, Scephrus (Ancient Greek: Σκέφρος) was the son Tegeates and Maera, and the brother of Leimon.¹ When Apollo and Artemis visited the land of Tegea, Scephrus came to the god and had a private conversation with him; Leimon, thinking that they were plotting against him, reacted by murdering his brother.² To punish the death of Scephrus, Artemis shot Leimon dead afterwards.³ Following this, at the Tegean festival of Apollo Agyieus, one part of the proceedings honoured Scephrus.⁴

Notes

Smith, s.v. Scephrus.
RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.2.
RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.3.
Smith, s.v. Scephrus.

References

Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

[1] Smith, s.v. Scephrus.

[2] RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.2.

[3] RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.3.

[4] Smith, s.v. Scephrus.

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