Scephrus Explained

In Greek mythology, Scephrus (grc|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

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.

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. . 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.